]> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2008/03/14/one-bad-egg-rots-the-whole-pork-barrel Comments for "One Bad Egg Rots the Whole Pork Barrel" en http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2008/03/14/one-bad-egg-rots-the-whole-pork-barrel The push to eliminate earmark spending for a one year period <a href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/one-year-earmark-moratorium-fails-in-senate-2008-03-13.html">failed spectacularly</a> in the Senate yesterday, despite support from unlikely corners. Indeed stories of bribed legislators and Bridges to Nowhere weren&#39;t enough to dissuade Senators from the pork barrel spending that&#39;s the bread and butter of reelection. While the impetus behind the proposed moratorium was a good one, it&#39;s going at the problem the wrong way. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:40:51 -0500