Anyone hear Sen John Thune on NPR this morning? He's against earmarks & when the reporter

[FSogol]

reminded him that he asked for $180 billion in earmarks for his State he says, "All of those earmarks have been properly vetted and errrr, I approve of those earmarks."

F'ing hypocrite.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Translated: no earmarks to blue states

[pacalo]

2. Ugh. Hypocrisy is their mantra. Why their people don't see it or accept it

is beyond my understanding.

[City Lights]

3. Kudos to the NPR reporter for exposing his hypocricy!

:toast:

[FSogol]

4. Yeah, that was surprising. n/t

[hatrack]

12. Wow, an NPR reporter committed an act of journalism?

Shocking.

[City Lights]

13. I know, right?

How sad that a journalist doing their job is now something to celebrate.

[tularetom]

5. Watched that whole sequence on Rachel Maddow last night

It was high larious. Thune and Cornyn kept insisting there was nothing wrong with voting against earmarks they requested, but for once the reporters kept right in their faces and made them look like the asshats they are.

[NI4NI]

9. They both said they would each vote against bills with ear marks they requested

Probably just so they could say they did vote "NO"
However, they will hope that the bill passes inorder for them to each have their cake and eat it too.

[thecrow]

6. I think it was in the millions, not billions

Not excusing his hypocrisy.

[Thav]

7. Remember, folks.

Earmarks are bad, unless they're MY earmarks, then they're fine.

[spanone]

8. rachel showed him and cornyn and their outrageous hypocrisy last night

they were bitching about earmarks when both have gazillions of dollars in earmarks in the new tax bill

[Historic NY]

10. When is an earmark not an earmark?.........When your a Republican.

[DirkGently]

11. Hilarious on Rachel last night. Guy can run FAST.