June 23, 2006

Faulkner Is of No Help in Drive to Cut College Pork

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

An anti-earmark lawmaker invokes the author but gets only sound and fury

It isn't often that members of Congress invoke the writings of William Faulkner, but the renowned novelist figured in a debate full of sound and fury last week about earmarks, the noncompetitive grants that lawmakers secure annually for colleges and other favored constituents.

Earmarks have become a hot topic here this year because of scandals over lobbying and influence-peddling. Congressional leaders have

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