Pres. Obama won't veto this, but he is letting America down by not doing so: Democrats Stop Effort To Remove Earmarks

The president talked the talk but is not walking the walk. Sad, very sad indeed. This would be such a good time to step up to the plate and show some leadership.

From The Washington Post:

The Senate approved $10 million in funding yesterday for clients of a now-disbanded lobbying firm that is under federal investigation for alleged fraud in political contributions to members of Congress, while approving an additional $16 million for pet projects such as a water-taxi service and manure management.

"We have a broken system that breeds this sort of behavior," Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said during a tense debate.

McCain and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), the main sponsor of yesterday's amendments, have lost at every turn this week in their effort to curb earmarks, which are narrow funding requests inserted into the annual spending bills.