Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. September 11, 2008. McCain promises to slash earmarks and save us money. But earmarks are a tiny fraction of the federal budget -- less than 1 percent in 2008.
Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com. April 27, 2008. Nobody doles out taxpayer money like Hillary Clinton -- or rakes in as much campaign cash from the companies she does favors for.