Sen. Tom Coburn: As Senate Republicans prepare to vote on an earmark moratorium, I would encourage my colleagues to consider four myths and four realities of the debate.

Sen. Tom Coburn at NRO

EXCERPTS:

Myths of the earmark debate:

1. Eliminating earmarks does not actually save any money

2. Earmarks represent a very tiny portion of the federal budget and eliminating them would do little to reduce the deficit

3. Earmarking is about whose discretion it is to make spending decisions. Do elected members of Congress decide how taxes are spent, or do unelected bureaucrats and Obama administration officials?

4. The Constitution gives Congress the responsibility and authority to earmark

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