Ron Paul's statement on his earmarking practices
here. If you're responding to this article, you probably ought to read it first. Then again, some of you will take any opportunity to agree with that great conservative John Boehner (/sarc).
To: LibertarianInExile
I have not read Ron Paul's excuse.
However, I think there is a conservative defense of earmarks, in many cases.
The bureaucracy, in many cases, does NOT do what it should with taxpayer dollars. Members of Congress are asked to support the various agencies, and promised something in return -— that often does not happen.
Earmarks CAN be a way to keep the unelected bureaucrats in check -— but the practice has been abused.
2 posted on
04/13/2010 4:41:56 PM PDT by
Kansas58
To: LibertarianInExile
3 posted on
04/13/2010 4:42:05 PM PDT by
Haiku Guy
(Gov. Chris Christie (R) won the NJ-6 held by Rep. Frank Pallone (D) by a 15.5% margin!)
To: LibertarianInExile
Looks like typical projection and transference, from the “progressives.”
4 posted on
04/13/2010 4:42:39 PM PDT by
unspun
(PRAY & WORK FOR FREEDOM - investigatingobama.blogspot.com)
To: LibertarianInExile
Ron Paul strikes again.
To: LibertarianInExile
Keep your eye on November. The Rats need to be stopped first. Then the RINOs.
This seems like an article to try to cause disunity.
Let’s win November first.
8 posted on
04/13/2010 5:00:14 PM PDT by
RedMDer
(0 = one D Ten T : Recycle Congress in 2010, 2012... Forward with Confidence! Forward!)
To: LibertarianInExile
Ron Paul has a history of loading earmarks into bills that are sure to pass. Then he votes against the bill. He gets everything he wants and then brags he voted against the earmarks.
9 posted on
04/13/2010 5:06:27 PM PDT by
bwc2221
To: LibertarianInExile
I doubt we'll be seeing ramscuttle385 (sp???) on this thread.
10 posted on
04/13/2010 5:08:22 PM PDT by
bwc2221
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Another tentative strike against Paul.
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