In the case of earmarks, BOTH parties are unfortunately equal-opportunity offenders. Watch this must-view video of Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill who looks at the record as GOP earmark rage is in full bloom. This is mainly for those who are tired of talk show spin (on the left and right):
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.