Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Earmark Hypocrisy

NBC News calls out Mitch McConnell over his galling hypocrisy:

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called [yesterday's $410 billion omnibus] spending bill a "missed opportunity" and urged President Obama to veto it. "The bill costs far too much for a government that should be watching every dime," he said...

But as it turns out, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense... McConnell had 36 [solo earmarks] totaling $51 million.

In case you're wondering how that $51 million compares with the rest of the Senate, here's some perspective -- only eight Senators exceeded that figure and five of them were Republicans.

How utterly shameless.