Just a reminder -- when the good folks in New York's 23rd District go to the polls tomorrow, they may want to consider this before pulling the lever for Doug Hoffman (TB-NY):
To obtain the endorsement, and campaign cash, of the conservative Club for Growth, Mr. Hoffman signed a statement promising not to request earmarks, which the group defines as any spending requested by only one chamber of Congress or not requested by the White House. By that definition, a total of $114 million in construction at Fort Drum — including weapons training facilities, improvements at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield and a family support center — would not have been built this decade.
That includes the $44 million in earmarks former Rep. John McHugh secured for NY-23 before he left Congress, the lion's share of the money going to Fort Drum, the largest employer in the district.
On the bright side, if Hoffman does win, the teabaggers can pat themselves on the back, the Democrats can enjoy the open civil war within the Republican Party, and the people of NY-23 can go back to worrying about their "parochial issues" ... like unemployment.