Cheech and Chong ... anyone? No? Ok.
I confess to not totally understanding what exactly earmarks are, but I think Republicans are on to something when they criticize spending bills loaded up with pet projects for a congressman's home district.
Now, there has been much talk of dishonest or deceptive examples that R's have trotted out, like the nonexistent mouse study earmark in California or Jindal's imaginary maglev train from Los Vegas to Disneyland.
But I think in principle, it's time for Congress to develop a more honest and open approach to this stuff. Let's get it all out in the open, debate it, and make the case for it if it's worthwhile.
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