Moran Ranks as Biggest Office Spending in Senate
Posted By: locomotivebreath1901      12/29/2012 10:15:55 AM
political chips, by lb1901
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That´s the title to a post by Steve Kraske at the KC Star´s Midwest Democracy blog. The reference is to Kansas Senator Jerry Moran(R), a founding member of the Senate Tea Party caucus dedicated to cutting government spending and reducing the federal debt. The obvious implication is Sen. Moran(R) is a hypocritical big spender, not a fiscal conservative.

Kraske´s headline was distilled from a more in depth USA Today article syndicated across the country by its corporate parent, Gannet, Inc. The USA Today headline was even more unflattering than the Star´s, yet that doesn´t surprise me, as these narratives against