[SaraJohnson]

Act holier than thou?

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Cute, but it was not allocated money. He had to request it to ruin his own State.

But, on the other hand, you have a point. He gave the Gov. an opportunity to chose whether to wreck his state with the socialist strings attached, or not.

Personally, I would have been “holier than thou” and rejected the destructive funds. That’s why I’m not a politican. :)

[Chgogal]

The way I read the article the NYT/Boston Globe are really stretching those few incidents. Bottom line:

Stephen Ellis, vice president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, said Ryan “was not a heavy practitioner of earmarks” compared to his Capitol Hill colleagues. But he participated in the process along with other members of Congress, who traditionally win favor back home by providing funds for projects in their districts.

Here is Barone’s opinion which I like a whole lot better. : )

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2920567/posts