About Cleaning Up Congress
You really have to read this live blogging transcript to get the full flavor of what happened in the Senate over earmark reform today. A capsule summary: Senate Democrats are trying - very, very desperately - to kill an amendment offered by Jim DeMint (a Republican) to simply follow the same reforms passed by Nancy Pelosi's House. They are willing to shoot their own party agenda in the foot, or head, whichever is closer, rather than pass meaningful earmark reform. (Like I said, you really have to read the blow-by-blow on this to appreciate how badly this will play to the general public.
