Robert Novak had this item in his political report yesterday:
House Republicans showed how much they really care about losing their fiscal responsibility brand when they rejected Rep. Jeff Flake (Ariz.), the leading crusader against earmarks, for a vacancy on the House Appropriations Committee. They picked Rep. Jo Bonner (Ala.), a former House staffer and a consistent supporter of earmarks. Flake’s goose was cooked earlier when the House Republican Conference did not unilaterally impose a moratorium on earmarks.
I would have thought that by unilaterally abandoning earmarks the GOP could take the high ground on fiscal restraint and have terrific leverage over the Democrats with independents voters. So what fiscal credentials do the GOP want to promote?
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