A video from Robin Carnahan‘s (D) campaign with more on Roy Blunt’s (r-lobbyists) inside the beltway record:
Roy Blunt: Not all earmarks are bad. But all earmarks deserve to be scrutinized and have to be justified.
[But Congressman Blunt refuses to reveal earmarks he’s tried to push through Congress][Gannett News Service, 5/3/07]
[Congressman Blunt: the ‘prodigious porkmeister’
Providence Journal, 2/6/06][Headline: Blunt Takes Insider Role to New Heights
Kansas City Star, 9/29/05][Pursuing a Fast Track to Party Leadership; Blunt Builds Network, Delivers Votes]
[Washington Post, 10/01/05][Watchdog Group CREW Identifies Congressman Blunt as one of the most “crooked candidates” seeking higher office]
[www.CitizensforEthics.org, 7/20/2010]Roy Blunt: Not all earmarks are bad. But all earmarks deserve to be scrutinized and have to be justified.
[Seven-Fold Increase in Earmarks
On Congressman Blunt’s Watch]
[The Blunt Debt (in trillions)]
[Congressman Blunt refuses to disclose his earmark requests
What is Congressman Blunt Hiding?][Waste
Corruption
Sticking it to the Middle Class][Congressman Blunt
The Very Worst of Washington]
And besides, for that kind of money, the tux should fit better.
He asked for and received exemptions to the gift ban and disclosure requirements from the House Ethics Committee for the wedding presents he received. I’m sure he got many more checks than table settings.