http://www.spacepolitics.com/2006/05/01/new-york-times-takes-aim-at-earmarks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-york-times-takes-aim-at-earmarks Because sometimes the most important orbit is the Beltway... Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:35:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 http://www.spacepolitics.com/2006/05/01/new-york-times-takes-aim-at-earmarks/#comment-7823 Tue, 02 May 2006 09:11:41 +0000 http://www.districtofbaseball.com/spacepolitics/?p=959#comment-7823 Since there is effectively zero threat of a Presidential veto one can have NO doubts about the (non-existent) self-restraint of this Congress to ear-marking. The only other method left to combat this practice is shedding the light of day on offenders–for example, include the actual earmarks in your post along with the name of the sponsor. Unfortunately, ear-marking has become so common it is questionable whether the members even consider it something of which to be ashamed.

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