Thought it was worth sharing this nugget. Six of the top 10 Senate earmarks? Yeah, those came from Republicans.
1. Thad Cochran, R-Miss.: $474 million
2. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.: $391 million
3. Mary Landrieu, D-La.: $332 million
4. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa: $292 million
5. David Vitter, R-La.: $249 million
6. Christopher Bond, R-Mo.: $248 million
7. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.: $235 million
8. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii: $225 million
9. Richard Shelby, R-Ala.: $219 million
10. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa: $199 million
For more, check out the full story on Slate:
http://img.slate.com/id/2213556
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Proves my point. There is no difference between the Dems and Repubs.
Hmmm here is the problem with this: Ron Paul thinks we need MORE earmarks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j87cegKYSI4
Another thing: he puts in every earmark his constituents ask for, but he votes against every bill that contains these earmarks. He's gone under fire for including earmarks, but his response is "i've never voted for an earmark." So I think more importantly is WHO voted in favor of a spending bill full of earmarks?
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Isn't Ron Paul a fan of getting your money back because he doesn't think you should've had to pay in the first place? Maybe that's just me. :)
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