Originally Posted by phungus

You guys honestly believe McCain is going to change the way legislation has been passed since the foundation of the republic? Wishful thinking to say the least. It's all fine and dandy to say you're going to veto every bill with earmarks, but that means you're pretty much going to veto every apropriations bill. Which means, no money for our troops in Iraq, no money for highways, a general shutdown of government (imagine the spin!). I realize that to a hardcore conservative this sounds like the ideal state, but in the real, real world it's obvious to most this will never happen.

McCain or Obama might be able to get that legislation passed where earmarks will at least have the name of the senator attached. That's semirealistic to believe in. That's not a partisan issue though. Passing that bill has supporters and detractors on both sides of the isle. You're fighting against legislative politics in general there guys.

It's actually kind of comical how many are buying this la la land fantasy regardless though. But seriously, take a step back and think about what you're really putting your faith in.