They are really sucking up to local businesses and the local economy... Most bills that get added bring in money or jobs or business (or a combination) to the state.


>>I would agree with you completely if it wasn't for this:
>>http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/02/07/earmarks_0208.html
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>>Washington — U.S. House Republicans, including all seven of Georgia's GOP congressmen, failed Thursday to impose an immediate moratorium on the use of congressional earmarks.
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>>The moratorium was killed on a procedural vote of 204-196, with all Republicans and seven Democrats — including Rep. John Barrow of Savannah — voting for it.
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>>"House Republicans regret Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi's decision to keep the earmark factory open," Rep. Jack Kingston, a Savannah Republican who sponsored the moratorium legislation, said about the defeat.
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>Does this mean there were two Rs from Savannah who both voted against the moratorium (as all Republicans did) even though one of them sponsored it? Or have I lost my reading skills?
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>>If they had voted this through, then I think Congress could have demonstrated a true commitment and earned the respect of the public. Still, last year was a good start.
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>But then, of all the gov't waste, earmarks are at least spent locally, creating employment, infrastructure etc. If earmarks are a way to suck up to the voters - I don't see how are they worse than sucking up to the big corporations. At least, the former are the boss, officially. Remember the rule of acquisition #33: It never hurts to suck up to the boss.