GOP on Earmarks

This is the first I've heard of this executive order. Apparently some "earmarks" are not actually in the law as passed and signed, but in "supporting documentation" or "reports". I've never heard of this before.

But Bush won't stop it because they don't want the next President to be able to stop their earmarks. Which is silly because the next president can "undo" the executive order or write their own. So since the cat is out of the bag (meaning that the idea is getting publicized and not a secret idea of the GOP only) there is no risk to doing it.

Someone should ask one of the candidates what they would do...


Tapscotts Copy Desk: Deja Vu all over again Here comes the big collapse by Bush Hill GOP on earmarks - Examiner.com

*** UPDATE ***

In the State of the Union Address, Bush said he would sign this executive order. This sounds like good news to me.