A six month moratorium on earmarks is a good step toward reform - but only if members of Congress and the president take further action to end the practice and restrain overall spending. The reason dieting doesn't really work is at some point the diet comes to an end and the dieter falls right back into old habits. A six month moratorium on earmarks could be a great start to meaningful reform. Unfortunately, it is not enough to put government on a diet for a few months.
What we need to see is at least a year long earmark moratorium to stop the flow of pork, an executive order from the president, then a long term solution like putting Rep. Flake on appropriations. Combine that with entitlement reform, making the Bush tax cuts permanent, sharpening America's competitive edge (cut corporate tax rates, shift to territorial tax system, allow immediate business expensing), and spending restraint and you have a real fiscally conservative deal.
For more on the earmark debate check out what these fiscal conservatives have to say:
Captainsquartersblog.com
Instapundit
Outsidethebeltway.com
Redstate.com
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