DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate - View Single Post - Anti-Earmark Bachmann Open To Earmark 'Redefinition' For Her District

**GogaMegaPiska** · 11-17-2010, 01:26 AM

Is she one of the Republicans who railed loudly against the stimulus but then showed up at every groundbreaking and ribbon-cutting to take credit for getting infrastructure funds for her district?

TPM: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2...ct.php?ref=fpb

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) hates earmarks. Despises them. On her website, she calls the earmark system "little more than a political favor factory at taxpayer expense." But when it comes to her own district, she's in favor of a little earmark "redefinition." Because what is an earmark, after all?

"Advocating for transportation projects for one's district in my mind does not equate to an earmark," Bachmann told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune yesterday.

"I don't believe that building roads and bridges and interchanges should be considered an earmark," Bachmann continued. "There's a big difference between funding a tea pot museum and a bridge over a vital waterway."

Bachmann, the leader of the House Tea Party Caucus, has made earmark reform a big part of her crusade against wasteful government spending.

11-17-2010, 01:26 AM	#1
GogaMegaPiska Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 417 Senior Member	Anti-Earmark Bachmann Open To Earmark 'Redefinition' For Her District Is she one of the Republicans who railed loudly against the stimulus but then showed up at every groundbreaking and ribbon-cutting to take credit for getting infrastructure funds for her district? TPM: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2...ct.php?ref=fpb Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) hates earmarks. Despises them. On her website, she calls the earmark system "little more than a political favor factory at taxpayer expense." But when it comes to her own district, she's in favor of a little earmark "redefinition." Because what is an earmark, after all? "Advocating for transportation projects for one's district in my mind does not equate to an earmark," Bachmann told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune yesterday. "I don't believe that building roads and bridges and interchanges should be considered an earmark," Bachmann continued. "There's a big difference between funding a tea pot museum and a bridge over a vital waterway." Bachmann, the leader of the House Tea Party Caucus, has made earmark reform a big part of her crusade against wasteful government spending.
	Quote