Wash. Times ignored McConnell's $51 million contribution to omnibus bill he decried as part of "spending binge"

Media Matters | Mar. 4, 2009 (News Analysis)

The Washington Times uncritically reported Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's statement that the omnibus bill is part of an ongoing "spending binge," without noting that according to a study by independent budget watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense, McConnell himself added 36 earmarks to the bill totaling about $51.2 million. Full Story »

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 by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 4, 2009

McConnell shows a lot of chutzpah criticizing a spending bill that he pumped up with huge earmarks. The Washington Times did not report the rest of the story.

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