Bush Legacy Tour

This is rich. In his eighth year in office – eighth year – Bush is assailing earmarks – after a year in which they were slashed in half and made more transparent. This is 2008 – where was this outrage in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007… Inquiring minds.

• Bush to Press Congress to Limit Earmarks (AP)
• Pots, Kettles and Earmarks (Washington Post)
• Bush to Target Earmarks in State of the Union (CQ)
• Bush Postponing Action Against Earmarks Until Later This Year (Bloomberg)
• Bush to press Congress to limit earmarks (WDAM-TV)