[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

Yeah, I'm not sure I could disagree more with that characterization. Minimizing the impact of things being added to bills is off the mark. There's a lot of things that are snuck through that should never see the light of day. The stimulus bill was a fine example of legislators passing a law not even fully knowing what they were voting on. Your percentage is also very much up for argument, as the criteria used for wasteful endeavors depending on the person defining it can be different depending on who's making that judgement.

How could the percentage be up for argument? He mentioned earmarks, which are a specific action taken to add stuff to a bill. So it is not up for debate (unless of course the percentage is just plain wrong). Wasteful endeavors are up for definition depending on the person, which is exactly what Rainmaker said in the very post you quoted. So you pretty much responded without refuting one single thing that Rainmaker said. Good job!