Via Redstate:

RED ALERT ON THE HOUSE FLOOR

Democrats are in the process of passing earmarks they’ve stuck in the Intelligence Appropriations Bill.

That means that some, though not all, of the earmarks are not only *not* available to members of the public to see, but other members of Congress are shut out the process.

According to Congress Daily at this late hour, John Murtha put in a number of earmarks and did not even tell ranking member Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) what they were. Of those that have been disclosed,”Murtha inserted three earmarks totaling $25 million, including $23 million in funding for the National Drug Intelligence Center, a Justice Department operation in Johnstown, PA in his district.”

This is happening right now. And the Dems are shutting out the Republicans who are pointing out that this violates House rules.

And this procedural clip, while boring is revealing As the Dems are forced to put on the record their activities: 

The point being made is that under the rules of the house, all earmarks are *supposed* to be in a list but the bill contains earmarks not in said list.

In other words they are slipping them in against house rules.

My only really conclusion is that this is politics as usual, and more then likely nothing the Republicans are procedurally unfamiliar with or immune to themselves.  I would welcome information to the contrary.

But the Democrats ran a campaign that claimed they would bring transparency to government and end the culture of corruption.  They ran on a platform of change.

I’m still waiting.