... @news.altopia.com: McCain's Phony Earmark Ploy By Lindsay Beyerstein, ... and save us money. But earmarks are a tiny fraction of the ... in 2008. If elected, John McCain pledges to veto any bill ...> touts his opposition to earmarks as a crusade against corruption and waste. However, some observers suspect that McCain's pledge to fight earmarks is just another power grab for ...

McCain's Phony Earmark Ploy By Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. Posted September ... legislative branch. "No president likes earmarks because they impinge on the ... every targeted expenditure as an earmark. For example, Horney explains that ... on other transportation projects. If earmarks were abolished, the president and ... to Washington. That's democracy. Earmarks are frequently derided as "pork...