http://blogs.kansas.com/gov/2008/02/14/141-million-in-earmarks-for-kansas/ Insider dispatches from our writers on politics in Wichita, Topeka and Washington Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:13:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 http://blogs.kansas.com/gov/2008/02/14/141-million-in-earmarks-for-kansas/comment-page-1/#comment-390 RS Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:01:05 +0000 http://blogs.kansas.com/gov/2008/02/14/141-million-in-earmarks-for-kansas/#comment-390 <p>It's too bad there is not a line item veto. A line item veto would make all spending "perks" stand on their own merits, and in the process reduce the back room back scratching which paralyzes Washington.</p> It’s too bad there is not a line item veto. A line item veto would make all spending “perks” stand on their own merits, and in the process reduce the back room back scratching which paralyzes Washington.

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