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All of these secret backroom “earmarks” pop up just before Congress votes on a bill - and just before Obama says “We must pass this right now or the sky will fall on us and the universe will collapse!”
Even the top Republicans have amd/or are demanding millions or billions for their districts of for some lobbyist’s clients or for some corporation, group, “non-profit”, or individual that gave them campaign funds
“Earmarks” are the way Congress pays back big campaign donors - or even their own families - using your tax dollars
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I haven’t read through this thread, had seen the headline and article on Drudge and came looking for it. Maybe the pubs knew we would be furious when we heard about all those earmarks for Kennedy and Murtha.
Plus, McConnell himself having such a huge one!