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To: bluezuu who wrote (82828)	9/8/2008 8:42:20 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) of 541787

>>I and other Alaskans have spent a lot of time trying to understand why the Palin administration would announce publicly that it was going to drastically cut the earmarks the state seeks from our congressional delegation. It makes no sense to us. By doing it so publicly, she may have jeopardized all other existing federal funding for Alaska. << Blue - The author of that piece, Carl Marrs, apparently doesn't understand that yes, there is something wrong with earmarks. The problem is that they are attached to unrelated bills, often with inadequate notice to congresspeople, and that they are not debated or voted on based on their own merits. If Alaska truly needs funding for infrastructure or whatever, let their Representatives and Senators put forth their proposals asking for it in their own bills. Let Congress debate the merits of these requests for funding. There's no reason funding requests can't be handled in an above board manner. I'm glad that Gov. Palin has, since being nominated for VP, decided to stop using earmarks to get what her state needs. It had really become a bad habit for her. - Allen

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