Media return to familiar pattern of falsely characterizing earmarks as Democrats’ alone
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Media Matters for America has recently documented several examples of the media uncritically advancing the false notion that congressional Republicans are champions of earmark reform and in contrast, the Democratic Party are champions of wasteful spending. In advancing this false notion, the media frequently ignore historical context — in which spending bills have long been rife with Republican earmarks, a pattern…
