Dear Mother Hens and LA Times: Governors Don't Seek Earmarks, Senators Do

Because the LA Times staff cannot read, and the Bitchy-Mother-Hens on the View don't understand them selves I have outlined to them what Sarah Palin really said in her article.
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McCain said she REFORMED ear-mark spending morons.

"This year, we have requested 31 earmarks, down from 54 in 2007. Of these, 27 involve continuing or previous appropriations and four are new requests. The total dollar amount of these requests has been reduced from approximately $550 million in the previous year to just less than $200 million.

I believe this represents a responsible approach to the changing situation in Congress. Some misinterpret this as criticism of our congressional delegation.

We have also heard that, wherever possible, earmark requests must be accompanied by a state or local match. So, there are state budget consequences that must be considered as well when we ask for federal help.

There is no inconsistency or hypocrisy between my previous statements concerning earmarks and the recommendations my administration made to the delegation on Feb. 15. Specifically, I said earlier that the state would submit no more than 12 new requests, excluding earmarks for ongoing projects and the Alaska National Guard. Our recommendations are consistent with my previous comments and recognize the new budgetary realities in D.C."

Newsminer Link

Sen. Barack Obama requested a total of $860 million in earmarks in his Senate years, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense. That doesn't include $78 million for projects that were national in scope and had been requested by many lawmakers. Sen. Obama halted all earmark requests in fiscal 2009.

WSJ Link

Did Obama get Illinois to match?

Why are we comparing Palin to Obama again?

McCain: $0.00 Earmarks, Obama: $860 million