Category: Earmarks
Roll Out the Barrel (We’ll Have a Barrel of Funds)
More than a few commentators have weighed in recently suggesting that perhaps it is time to consider bringing back earmarks. Considering the legislative constipation that is gripping Congress it could... Read More
Earmarks Emerging from the Shadows
By almost any measure the 112th Congress was the least productive in several generations, perhaps in the history of the institution. According to a recent poll public approval of Congress is only 9%. ... Read More
The Cupid’s Arrow Earmark that Pierced Paul Ryan’s Heart
This morning the Huffington Post is reporting that Republican Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan passed only two bills in his years in the House of Representatives. …in December 2008, with legi... Read More
Cheese Factories on The Inner Loop
The Inner Loop is a new internet radio program on VoiceAmerica. It features two long-time Washington insiders–Howard Marlowe and Michael Willis–who are serious about helping people to unde... Read More
Things are heating up in the Cheese Factory
In his review for the Spring 2012 issue of the political science journal Congress and the Presidency (39:2, 219-221) Bruce Oppenheimer (Vanderbilt University), one of the giants of congressional studi... Read More
Show Us the Money
Critics of earmarks frequently point to the presumed quid pro quo between earmarks and campaign contributions. They argue that members of Congress pursue earmarks in order to rake in campaign contribu... Read More
Political Misdirection
Just before the Iowa Caucuses, with Rick Santorum surging in the polls, Rick Perry went on the attack criticizing Santorum’s record on earmarks. Now neck-and-neck with Santorum in South Carolina... Read More
CHOICE Review of Cheese Factories
Scrolling through my (Sean) Facebook news feed this morning I was surprised to come upon CHOICE magazine’s Top Review for the day: Cheese Factories on the Moon. The reviewer recommends Cheese Fa... Read More
