Today's Courier-Journal notes in an opinion what may be an answer to my previous question as to why Anne Northup voted against the earmark rules change. This is the change that brings more transparency to the earmarks process.
The opinion states:
the House passed a weak change in rules that will apply to only a small fraction of such "earmarks," and will expire in just a few weeks.
This is fine with Southern Indiana's Mike Sodrel and John Hostettler and Kentucky's Ed Whitfield, Ron Lewis and Geoff Davis -- all Republicans -- who voted for it.
On the losing side, for radically different reasons, was an unusual alliance of liberal Democrats (joined by Kentucky's Ben Chandler) and House Appropriations Committee members (including Kentucky's Anne Northup and Hal Rogers).
If true, that it applies to a fraction of earmarks, and expires shortly, then Anne did good voting with the noes on this change. Yeah, many voted for it due to at least getting some rule change through the House, but I don't think many like myself knew that it was a short lived rule change.
Anyone have details on this to support the "short lived" status of this rule change?
-Colonel Steve
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