It’s the political equivalent of a hunger strike.

As Congress lurches toward a budget showdown before Christmas, Minnesota Rep. John Kline is at the center of an ideological food fight over the role of pork-barrel “earmarks.” The Lakeville Republican calls the system of special funding for pet projects a “corrupting” influence in Congress, and says he won’t take any.

The Star Tribune

It’s nice to see another Republican speak out against wasteful earmarks. Kline has done a 180 on this issue. He had his fair share of the trough when the GOP controlled Congress. He claims that partisanship has nothing to do with him changing his mind on the issue. Hey, I don’t care what his reasons are for reversing his view on this as long as he will stick with the handful of others in Congress who have been fighting Congressional spending. If we keep bringing them on board one at a time it brings us that much closer to the party renewing their fiscally conservative vows.