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I recently wrote to Utah Senators Orrin Hatch and Robert Bennett, voicing my disapproval that they voted against the DeMint Amendment, which would put some constraints on earmarks. Bennett never bothered to answer, but Hatch did. He went on for two or three pages defending his decision. He said that earmarks are a very small part of the national budget and went on to say that the real budget-breakers are Social Security and Medicare. He then said they needed some kind of reform. I wrote the following in reply: "I [have] had several opportunities to hear you speak. I believe...