Did anyone else see Senator Claire McCaskill call out the Senate Republicans? LOL?

She called them out for being the hypocrites that they are. She said that EVERY Republican Senator who stood up and complained about earmarks, actually had some of their own in the stimulus package. She also said the Republican Senate leader had TWICE as many earmarks as the Democratic Senate leader. One Republican even had one for the "Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference" whatever that is.

http://www.kansascity.com/444/story/1067590.html

What a bunch of losers.

It's about time someone called them out on it and it was a woman who had the cahones to do it. They are a party of hypocrites and losers.

She should have gotten more publicity for her courage. I like her very much. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/accuse_write?qid=20090305092544AAOVSDr&kid=NbUvWzC0UTCbazzv9f6p&s=comm&date=2009-03-08+21%3A39%3A34&.crumb=

So what?

They voted AGAINST the bill. Once the money was going to be spent and their constituents were going to be bound to PAY for it, they were as entitled to the few crumbs that actually reach the people as any others.

Earmarks is just our elected representatives, rather than some unelected administrator, saying where the money goes, once the total amount has been agreed upon. The questions are not whether they are earmarks (that is Congress's job and we sure don't want the already too strong executive end running separation of powers with an unConstitutional line item veto or anything). The question is whether the money is being wasted or spent for the people, not for the government or special interests.

I agree that we didn't need a pig odor study. If that came from the GOP that Senator should resign in shame.

But I bet it didn't.

So bad is okay because the other person did it too? The point is that BOTH sides are loading on the earmarks and both are wrong.

They're all hypocrites.

I'm sick of Republicans and all their pork.