Obama didn't promise to end Earmarks..that was Mccain.

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Vice President-elect Joe Biden pledged Tuesday that there would be no earmarks in the stimulus plan that he and President-elect Barack Obama are proposing to jump-start the economy.

"It’s important for the American taxpayer to know that it’s not -– and I want emphasize this having served many years in the Senate –- this is not going to be politics as usual," Biden told reporters, after meeting with the transition team's economic advisers.

"…There will be — I will say it again — there will be no earmarks in this economic recovery plan. I know it’s Christmas. I know it’s the Christmas season. But President-elect Obama and I are absolutely determined that this economic recovery package will not become a Christmas tree," said Biden, who said the administration would "spend what we need to turn this economy around, and no more."


http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/12/23/biden-no-earmarks-in-the-obama-stimulus/

Seems your "valid" sites aren't so valid afterall, eh? Since you admit this story was newsworthy- that's satisfaction enough for me (it's significantly more than I expected). I guess the smirkingchimpers aren't smirking now... more like hear nothing bad about the Obama administration, speak nothing bad about the Obama administration, see nothing bad about Obama administration. Checkmate.