Pork is pork. Show it for what it is. Debate it. The Appropriations Committee is the Senate’s “favor factory”. It parcels out earmarks. Scott Brown wants to be on the Appropriations Committee precisely to improve transparency about earmarks. The last committee meeting held on Transparency in Government was held behind closed doors. written by Cameron … Continue reading "Aptos psychologist: Let’s use the Internet to debate and control earmaks"