Comments on: End Run Earmarks http://themoderatevoice.com/11543/end-run-earmarks/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:50:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/11543/end-run-earmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-64501 DLS Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:28:50 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/end-run-earmarks/#comment-64501 A real line-item veto is long overdue. A real line-item veto is long overdue.

]]> By: Entropy http://themoderatevoice.com/11543/end-run-earmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-64383 Entropy Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:57:08 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/end-run-earmarks/#comment-64383 Yeah, earmarks suck, no matter who does them. A question though: When budget numbers are calculated and published detailing how much was spent on defense, are these earmarks included in the defense numbers? Same with other parts of the budget. Defense is a popular item to tack things onto, but I wonder if non-defense items are included as part of overall defense spending. Yeah, earmarks suck, no matter who does them.

A question though: When budget numbers are calculated and published detailing how much was spent on defense, are these earmarks included in the defense numbers? Same with other parts of the budget. Defense is a popular item to tack things onto, but I wonder if non-defense items are included as part of overall defense spending.

]]> By: domajot http://themoderatevoice.com/11543/end-run-earmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-64380 domajot Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:54:07 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/end-run-earmarks/#comment-64380 Earmarks is a topic everyone in Washington talks about, but nothing ever seems to change. It's as if the legislators lived in a separate universe, focused on being re-elected instead of legislating policies for the nation. Earmarks is a topic everyone in Washington talks about, but nothing ever seems to change. It’s as if the legislators lived in a separate universe, focused on being re-elected instead of legislating policies for the nation.

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