Interesting tidbit today: The DNC has gone on record (again) to defend earmarks.

It’s nice to know that the Committee feels strongly about sticking up for a practice known for entailing a total lack of transparency, funds being allocated to projects often without a vote even being held, and, frankly, a great deal of waste.  Voters don’t tend to like that kind of thing, so in my book, it’s absolutely fantastic that Howard Dean & Co, and (by extension) Barack Obama, are publicly indicating that they do.