Some GOP critics of omnibus love their earmarks
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) and other Republicans are drawing criticism for sponsoring hundreds of millions of earmarks in the $410 billion omnibus that they themselves have blasted as fiscally irresponsible.
Vitter is the most obvious target because he holds himself a fiscal conservative, a position that often serves him well. In the midst of a heated debate over earmarks, however, Vitter finds himself ducking charges of hypocrisy.
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Large giveaway bills exceed earmarks in sheer dollars of waste. If you can finance cronies grandly in the core budget, why bother with earmarks? Earmarks can be bad but attacking only them smacks of pandering.