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She does get it - she still thinks we're idiots, and how can you blame her? The woman gets re-elected by a write-in vote campaign in a state where a plurality of voters are addicted to the government crack pipe.

These senators continue to treat us like children; in this case breezily dismissing our concerns about earmarks because the amounts involved are small relative to the federal budget.

Well, yes: that's entirely true. It is a small amount of money - for the government, that is. And it is a tiny fraction of the budget... but, then again, most bribes are small potatoes compared to what they are truly intended to purchase.

In Congress, senators of both parties are given these little baubles in exchange for their affirmative votes on budget items costing hundreds of billions of dollars to the taxpayers who are adjudged entirely too stupid to make the connection.

Attention, Washington: the last time we brought flags and signs. Next time, it may be torches and pitchforks.