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Re: What change will Palin and McCain deliver?

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Originally Posted by TheLastBoyScout View Post
Amen. I was just thinking the same thing.
McCain hasn't offered a constructive solution for earmarks... he's announced that he's going to play a tit for tat game with them.
What else can a President do? The President cannot change the House or Senate rules to eliminate earmarks. The only power the President has is the veto.

Which, as you point out, will make a mess of things.

But then again, things are already a mess.

Matt
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