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It's like your favorite saloon, (well, in our case, a whole constellation of favorite saloons) where the bartender comps every third drink in return for a big tip. Give away the owner's booze to put capital in her own pocket. Not a bad strategy if it keeps you coming back, but hardly applicable when you're in charge of the public fisc.
"Compromise" is what it's all about in Washington. I want to direct Federal spending in a particular way and I need your vote to get it, so in return for your assent to my project, I'm going to "earmark" something for your constituent, who in turn was likely a big contributor to the campaign.
Boo hoo, don't like that said about your candidate, R or D? Put that in your NYT v. Sullivan, light it on fire and take a hit.
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