Belling the Cat: A Necklace of Earmarks

Kevin Hassett of AEI argues that the voter disgust over spending that swept Democrats to power in Congress could again prove decisive in 2008. Republican candidates, he points out, have been transparent, while the Democrats -- ex Obama -- have ducked and dodged the issue. Nobody, however, has more exposure here than Clinton, he says, noting she has stuffed $2.2 billion of pet projects into various spending bills 2002-06. “If Dennis Hastert was the king of earmarks,” he writes, “Hillary Clinton was his queen.”

Hassett is absolutely, convincingly right. Read the article here.