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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Columnist: Sestak 'tone-deaf' on earmarks

Philadelphia Daily News columnist John Baer says liberal Congressman Joe Sestak is "tone-deaf when it comes to earmarks."

From Baer's column:
…[Sestak] should work a little harder to reconcile taking campaign contributions from those benefiting from federal "earmarks" (which direct money to be spent on specific projects) while claiming "a personal policy" against doing so… Toomey says Sestak violates his own ethics pledge and should return the money… Monday, at a Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon… Sestak said, "I kept my pledge," but he added, "it's hard to be perfect." ... Anybody can give, except in springtime. So Sestak's "I'm-a-reformer" pitch on this issue is overstated.
Read the full column here.

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