Yes, earmarks for the House only

If some Republicans have their way, earmarks are about to make a reappearance in the House, despite a pledge by House Republicans to stop requesting earmarks.

According to a Politico article published this morning, several GOP House members, including Reps. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota and Steve King of Iowa, want to allow earmarks for “transportation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and water projects.”

“This isn’t trying to be too cute by half of what is an earmark and what isn’t. But we have to address the issue of how are we going to fund transportation projects across the country?” Bachmann said to Politico.

But for some anti-earmarks groups, the proposed exemption makes a joke out of the ban, which was first adopted in March for a year, and then reaffirmed in November, when Republicans said they would request no earmarks in the upcoming congressional session.

Quoting someone at Pravda.

I agree with Michelle! Earmarks for the House, none for the Senate, BABs for the states, cut entitlements, let the Bush cuts expire. This program is much better then what DiMwit DeMint and the NRO is proposing. Given the rebalance this program does for central and local government, I am surprised more libertarians have not caught on.