Nice piece today by Laura Isensee on earmarks -- noting that Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is the leader in getting earmarks for Texas (earmarks good), but voted with John McCain against earmarks (earmarks bad). It's a conundrum for lawmakers: how...
Here's a look at fact checks of some claims by Barack Obama and John McCain: Claims in a Barack Obama ad that John McCain voted to cut education funding and proposed abolishing the Education Department were deemed barely true by...
For more on John McCain's incorrect claim that Sarah Palin has sought no earmarks as governor, click here. The Associated Press reports that Ms. Palin "asked for nearly $200 million in targeted spending for the 2009 fiscal year." Along the...
On The View this morning, John McCain erroneously said that his running mate, Sarah Palin, has never sought congressional earmarks as Alaska governor. In fact, she has asked for $197 million this year and $256 million last year. Barack Obama...
Trailblazers isn't the only blog covering the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. The Texas GOP has set up its own blog to report home to activists. The party's new national committeewoman, Cathie Adams, has kicked it off with a...
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