About those earmarks. A friend notes from Sen. Lindsey Graham's appearance on "Meet the Press" this morning: "'We do need earmark reform,' and then, 60 seconds later when asked about his own 37 earmark requests, and specifically a $950,000 outlay for Myrtle Beach, and whether he can justify his own earmarks, Graham replied: 'I think I should have the ability as a United State senator to direct money back to my state as long as it’s transparent and it makes sense, yes.' There’s a fancy term for directing money back to one’s state, Senator Graham: It’s called 'earmarking.'”

Posted by Laura at March 8, 2009 02:06 PM