[Ghoulish Delight]

She was talking about earmarks, calling out specific ones. The olive fly research has been called out on several watchlists by anti-pork barrel groups, her remarks were pointedly made with those lists in mind.

Again, her comment was way off the mark, and it's absurd that she would say that attempting to prevent the destruction of a major cash crop is not in the public interest. However the existence of other fruit fly research that happens to be about autism is not a valid counterpoint to her supposed point about earmarks. It's a petty jab at her that the blogs have picked up on to score points and it doesn't sit well with me.