SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WSJ’S STORY on alleged Palin earmarks. Related post here.

Meanwhile, I was watching Bill Whittle on Pajamas TV talking about this, and he was very strongly making the point that it’s a very different thing for a Governor to be accepting earmarks than it is for a Senator to be enacting them. I think that’s a valid point as far as it goes, but it has its limits. For example, if I were really lobbying my Senators for $50 million in earmarked funding to build the PorkBusters Museum in Knoxville, people might reasonably question the depth of my commitment to porkbusting, notwithstanding that I’m not a Senator. It’s not at all clear that Sarah Palin was doing anything like that, but if she were, it would undercut claims that she’s always exhibited an unwavering commitment to fighting earmarks.