Bob Novak, talking here about the more recent Abromoff financial Republican ethics scandal (not the other CIA Agent leaking Valarie Plame national security Republican ethics scandal of which he is a party to), mentions something I agree with - annual earmarks should be eliminated.

Of course, I wouldn't advocate forfieting our fair share ("it's wrong so we won't take it"), but the process is inherently competitive and open to corruption.

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McCain's awesome battle for reform
Annual earmarks, nonexistent two decades ago, now near 15,000. McCain sees this as the source of lobbyist corruption, the vehicle used to bribe Duke Cunningham and the focus for half of the capital's lobbyists.