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The chief of staff for Rep. Dan Lipinski brags about bringing home the bacon for purely political purposes. This man is gloating about his corrupt practices. It’s time to put an end to the wasteful, and often corrupt, practice of earmarking.

The Chicago Sun-Times has the story about the braggart chief of staff, Jerry Hurckes.

What has Hurckes done to lift GOP hearts? He has, according to Roll Call, “used his employment with the House to help win local races, repeatedly claiming in campaign literature and public meetings that he is responsible for securing millions in federal ear- marks for the Village of Oak Lawn, while also racking up thousands in campaign contributions from companies with business before Lipinski’s congressional committees.”

Hurckes, a man of no small ego, is not merely Dan Lipinski’s chief of staff, earning $107,224. Nor also just a paid consultant to Bill Lipinski’s dubious foundation, the All American Eagles, which brags about helping kids but mostly helps fund friendly candidates.

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