Brummett reviews earmarks — spending items added in Congress, often secretively in the past. Arkansas House members don’t seem too greedy by comparison. So why the heck not? Noted: earmarks in themselves are not a bad thing. Secrecy is. Overspending is. Undue influence is. Etc.

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