http://politicalirony.com/2008/10/03/mccain-votes-for-pork/ Humor and Hypocrisy from the World of Politics Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:54:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://politicalirony.com/2008/10/03/mccain-votes-for-pork/#comment-4553 Iron Knee Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:54:05 +0000 http://politicalirony.com/?p=1705#comment-4553 Exactly! What is needed is transparency and accountability. The problem is that Congress-critters can do earmarks without putting their name on them. Exactly! What is needed is transparency and accountability. The problem is that Congress-critters can do earmarks without putting their name on them.

]]> http://politicalirony.com/2008/10/03/mccain-votes-for-pork/#comment-4547 TT Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:33:37 +0000 http://politicalirony.com/?p=1705#comment-4547 Hey, one thing I do not understand is the great opposition to earmarks. I do understand that there is a need for you in the US to look at what you use these earmarks for, but I think it was said by one member in the House that if you eliminate earmarks you give the president all the power over what the national budget is used for. The question is then whether that is better? Hey, one thing I do not understand is the great opposition to earmarks. I do understand that there is a need for you in the US to look at what you use these earmarks for, but I think it was said by one member in the House that if you eliminate earmarks you give the president all the power over what the national budget is used for. The question is then whether that is better?

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