Originally Posted by BestXXXPorn

Oh please post the entire quote so people can understand what an earmark is you totally took that out of context:

"I think you?re missing the whole point. I have never voted for an earmark. I voted against all appropriation bills. So, this whole thing about earmarks is totally misunderstood.

Earmarks is the responsibility of the Congress. We should earmark even more. We should earmark every penny. So, that?s the principle that we have to follow and the ? and the responsibility of the Congress. The whole idea that you vote against an earmark, you don?t save a penny. That just goes to the administration and they get to allocate the funds."

Earmarking is a good thing as it shows exactly how much this bill is going to cost the American people and where the money is going to go.

His point is completely valid and logical. Yes, he earmarked but he voted down every single one of those bills. That's important to note and you completely cut out the explanation.

So yeah, I agree... typical Ron Paul. Doing the right thing and looking out for the American people while the rest of congress wants to bury the numbers and hide the monies so they can be appropriated any way they want after the bill has passed.