Earmarks only became prominent when GOP took House in 1995, so Republicans are the party of earmarks

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Earmarks only became prominent when GOP took House in 1995, so Republicans are the party of earmarks

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Submitted by Chad on Fri, 03/13/2009 - 2:19pm. Alerts

A BUZZFLASH NEWS ALERT
by Chad Rubel

One of the funniest words in the current political lexicon is "earmark." You check the mirror and you can't spot any damage to your ears. Yet, you hear the Republicans cry "we don't like the earmarks" even as they are putting them into bills in Congress.

The reports of these earmarks, which actually take up small amounts of each spending bill, are limited in focus. You get the impression that earmarks have always happened. But it's not true.