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Originally Posted by dalakhani
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,5932587.story
Three times in recent years, the Arizona senator's lists of 'objectionable' pork spending have included earmarks requested by his new running mate.
"So while Sen. McCain was going after cutting earmarks in Washington," said Steve Ellis of Taxpayers for Common Sense, "Gov. Palin was going after getting earmarks."
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This criticism I don't quite understand - but I do understand the political value of the criticism.
Isn't it her responsibility to try and get these earmarks if they are available. I mean if these earmarks were available to the City of San Diego and the Mayor didn't do his utmost to try and get the funds for the City I would be pissed...and if these earmarks are available to the State of California and Arnold did not try and put the state in line to get this pork - I'd say he isn't doing his job .
Now if it is the responsibility of the Congress to control all this pork barrel and they don't ...shouldn't the blame actually go on Congress for approving this crap?
...and I don't know where Obama stands on the issue - but the idea that come Jan 2009 the public would know what the pork is and who is voting to approve it - appeals to me as a tax payer.