Mccain Pork

Make Them Famous and Know Their Names?

Michael Seitzman | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics


Michael Seitzman

Well, McCain didn't make them famous, did he? Not the members of either party who shoved their crap into this bailout bill. See the problem?

McCain Forgets That He Railed Against His Own Pork

Washington Independent | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics


On the campaign trail, Sen. John McCain frequently decries earmarks and pork-barrel legislation, proudly bragging that he has never requested a single...

McCain the "Pork Enabler"

Max Bergmann | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics


Max Bergmann

In light of the growing controversy over McCain's earmark flip flop/confusion, it is worth pointing out that McCain has a long history of talking tough and doing very little when it comes to busting pork.

Obama, Clinton Join Earmarks Moratorium

Politico | David Rogers | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics


After months of partisan sniping, the great earmarks debate in Congress may be collapsing in a marriage of political convenience between conservatives...