Weldon and Earmarks, talking out of both sides of his mouth

Today's Philadelphia Inquirer has a front page article talking about one specific instance of Curt Weldon tacking on a $2 million earmark for Dynamic Defense Materials. "DDM, based in Boothwyn, is a designer and manufacturer of ceramics- and polymer-based products for personal and structural protection."

The company - Dynamic Defense Materials L.L.C. - employs as its lobbyist one of Weldon's close friends. The firm has given nearly $11,000 to Weldon or his political action committee.
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The money was not requested by the Defense Department, and no funding for the project was in the Senate spending bill. The earmark was added by Weldon to the House bill, and was passed after being approved by the Senate-House conference, which seldom rejects members' earmarks.

Okay, so no surprise there. Not surprising, but still ethically-challenged. This is likely one of many like this that Weldon has perpetrated. This is the kind of stuff that directly results in deficit spending and higher taxes.

But what is surprising is that Weldon also states this position on the earmark practice, in another part of the same paper, in a piece called The Candidates Speak:

Specifically, we need to implement earmark reform that will provide accountability to lawmakers who insert projects into spending bills.

I have a good suggestion on a way to implement earmark reform. Vote out the people who are doing earmarks, specifically ones who talk out of both sides of their mouths on the topic, like Curt Weldon.