Earmarks involve hard earned taxpayer money being spent on absurd projects..like the shrimp on the treadmills. Check out CAGW site to look at the tremendous waste ...it is pork and in no way is it good. It is also used to bribe congress...”I’ll vote for your bill IF you give me....mega millions for my state” it is the equivalent of extortion but in a “legal” way. CORRUPT
But if they vote AGAINST the appropriations, then the earmarks are moot.
You’re not saving any money by NOT earmarking; you’d only save money by voting against spending (the appropriations bills).
When you earmark AND vote against spending, you’re saying no to spending any money, but if it passes, then you want the money to come back to the people, not be pissed away by the Administration, which will get all the money not earmarked....then Obama gets to give it to all his buddies and their projects...with no accountability. Does Solyndra ring any bells?