On AlterNet: earmarks

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "earmarks"

McCain's Phony Earmark Ploy

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.

Sarah Palin: Maverick to Nowhere

Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo. September 9, 2008.

Taking you through Palin's full flip-flop.

McCain Blames Minnesota Bridge Collapse on Earmarks

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report. May 1, 2008.

John McCain has an earmark problem: he doesn't know what an earmark is.

Hillary Serves out the Pork

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.

McCain Breaks Out Jedi Mind Tricks; Hypnotizes Media

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. February 21, 2008.

When it comes to the press, The Force is strong in Mr. McCain.

Bush Stuffs Spending Bills with Earmarks for His Daddy and Wife

Satyam Khanna, ThinkProgress. November 16, 2007.

Satyam Khanna: Bush is acting like "a teenager with a new credit card."

Remember the \"Ban\" on Earmarks?

Steve Benen, December 31, 1969.

Earmark-Hating Tea Partiers Raked in Over $1 Billion in Earmarks Last Year

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, December 31, 1969.