McConnell has said banning earmarks is pointless because it would make little difference in the national spending.
Rush gave an excellent explanation of why earmarks should be banned. It’s because they can (and are) be used as a bribe. For example, one senator (can’t remember who at the moment) changed his vote on healthcare because he got an earmark.
I’m not that sold on McConnell as a conservative at the moment.
Ben Nelson of NE could have stopped the whole disastrous healthcare debacle, and said he would—and then was bribed into acquiescing. The good people of NE booed him in a pizza parlor not long after, and Nelson has been fearful ever since. I hope and pray he is a goner in 2012.
Thanks for reminding me about McConnell and earmarks. I heard Rush explain that. I would LOVE to see a Leader with more fire in the belly for conservatism than McConnell. I hope it happens. We shall see.
I think that was Nelson of Nebraska.