[OddLane]

I'm not saying there aren't legitimate critiques to be made of RP, but earmarks seems like a pretty thin reed to build your case upon.

Earmarks make up less than one half of one percent of the federal budget.

Even if you eliminated every single one it wouldn't make any dent in the budget deficit, let alone the national debt.

[shibumi]

Merely an indicator of his true character.

The part that isn’t totally out of touch with reality (that’s a very, very small fraction) is untrustworthy.

[Absolutely Nobama]

“I’m not saying there aren’t legitimate critiques to be made of RP, but earmarks seems like a pretty thin reed to build your case upon.”

Huh ? Whaaaaat!?

I’m speechless. Utterly speechless. (Either that or I’m having another mini-stroke.)