One of the top Republicans in the Senate, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, reversed his views on pork-barrel projects, more commonly referred to as “earmarks.” Earmarking is the longtime Washington practice in which lawmakers insert money for home-state projects, like road or bridge work, into spending bills. McConnell had been a strong defender of earmarking, even in a recent speech and a Sunday morning talk show appearance. Then, he had argued that earmarks shift too much power to President Barack Obama and wouldn't save taxpayers any money. McConnell said, " there is simply no doubt that the abuse of this practice has caused Americans to view it as a symbol of the waste and the out-of-control spending that every Republican in Washington is determined to fight."
-Rebecca Jania
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101115/ap_on_go_co/us_mcconnell_earmarks
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