Undoing Earmark Reform

Published: July 23, 2007, 4:54 am

Tags: ethics

According to this Robert Novak article in today's Washington Post, Harry Reid is planning on eviscerating the ethics/earmark reforms passed just six months ago. It appears as though Sen. Reid is intent on driving his JA rating so low as to rival the most despicable villains in history. That Reid's action had this effect was mere coincidence. He knew that Sen. Carl Levin's amendment to the defense bill mandating a troop withdrawal from Iraq would fall short of the 60 votes needed to cut off debate, and Reid planned from the start to pull the bill after the all-night session, designed to satisfy antiwar zealots, was completed. But Reid is also working behind the scenes with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to undermine earmark transparency and prevent open debate on spending proposals such as Nelson's.If ever there was a writer who knew what was happening on Capitol Hill, it's Robert Novak. When he says that Sen. Reid is planning on eviscerating the bill, I'd bet the ranch that that's Reid's

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