Walter Shapiro

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Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@dceiver This Edsall piece is entirely right down to its discussion of "good corruption." My original theory about earmarks was lifted from David Mayhew's great 1973 book, "Congress -- The Electoral Connection." — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 16, 2021

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Earmarks also give members of Congress something tangible to brag about instead of just loudly taking whatever positions will land them on MSNBC or Fox News respectively. And voters know that no one other than their House member cares about the new bridge over Main Street. — PolitiTweet.org

Earmarks were always defined by Teapot Museums & studies of sea urchin mating. But they meant real stuff for people… https://t.co/Fzkhc…

Posted Feb. 16, 2021

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Is there even a sentence, a single clause, in here that makes anyone think that Trump wrote it? Presumably, he approved it and hates McConnell, but these are not his thoughts (such as they are). — PolitiTweet.org

Oh man, long Trump statement going after Mitch McConnell https://t.co/houXKQzymT

Posted Feb. 16, 2021