Ahhhh, any reason you want to throw out the ETHICAL crowd along with the corrupt Loyal Bushies, Tony? The BushCo crowd is thoroughly corrupted….and therefore ALL of Congress is somehow corrupt….and therefore they must ALL be thrown out, including the Dems. For some reason I’m having trouble following that non-logic.

Yes, all congressmen introduce earmarks. I personally think there should be a better system of allocating money back to the states, but I accept that’s the system we have.

Many worthy projects get earmarked funds — alternative energy research, employment programs, children’s programs, vocational education, etc.

It starts becoming a question of ethics when those earmarks find their way back to the legisalator’s personal pockets.

Holy mother of crap, what defense? Please go back thru my posts and point out where I defended Stevens. Otherwise, I expect an apology.

Please deal with the facts of politics! ALL congressmen introduce earmarks!
They should! They are all trying to get an equal return on their district’s investment (taxes). If their district sends X amount in taxes to the government, their reps SHOULD try to get X amount back in federal funding. This is what earmarks are.
They are NOT by nature bad. It’s the individual congressman (like Stevens) who makes them such. Mind you, he brings much more than 100% of his state’s contributions back every year. He’s incredibly successful at getting earmarks for Alaska.
I was simply pointing out that ANY president can submit earmarks, something people on here were stating is not the case. A simple google search proves a president does this.

When using your childish “He did it too” defense of Stevens you should first consider the facts.

Each law, in terms of adherence, is mutually exclusively of all other laws and all other entities. The law is not written on a Chinese restaruant menu with the requisite Colums “A” and “B” indicating a choice of adherence. The law is not written on a “first come, first served” basis where the first to break the law is punished and all others earn a “Get-out-of-jail-free” card.

Fact: Stevens did not adhere to the law.

Fact: Stevens should be punished in accordance with that law.

Fact: George Bush, and Republicans do not adhere to the laws.

Fact: George Bush and the other Republicans should be punished in accordance with those laws.

Fact: All other arguments concerning applicability or justification are simply not germaine to the issue.

Roger wilco. Just testing the hypocrisy waters here, making sure the outraged liberals understand that their democrat pols arent the angel-winged saviors they claim to be.

Then again maybe the libs are too stupid to understand that.

Are you just attacking Reid, then?
Because Hastert had the same idea. Same as countless people over the past millenia have had.