Comments on: McConnell reverses on earmark ban http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2010/11/15/mcconnell-reverses-on-earmark-ban/ Politics and policy from inside Washington Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:23:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Yellow105 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2010/11/15/mcconnell-reverses-on-earmark-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-10053 Yellow105 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:30:23 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=5069#comment-10053 Yep, the rubes got rolled again. Even before the moratorium is adopted, some influential GOP senators are dismissing the ban as political gamesmanship and say they are prepared to defy the moratorium and continue to pursue earmarks. Lisa Murkowski, James Inhofe, and Thad Cochran are all saying they will ignore the ban. Not surprising at all, since Alaska, Oklahoma, and Mississippi are three of the biggest welfare states in the nation. Of course, this is all political theater anyway, since earmarks constitute about 1% of the budget. Yep, the rubes got rolled again. Even before the moratorium is adopted, some influential GOP senators are dismissing the ban as political gamesmanship and say they are prepared to defy the moratorium and continue to pursue earmarks.

Lisa Murkowski, James Inhofe, and Thad Cochran are all saying they will ignore the ban. Not surprising at all, since Alaska, Oklahoma, and Mississippi are three of the biggest welfare states in the nation.

Of course, this is all political theater anyway, since earmarks constitute about 1% of the budget.

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