"But let’s look at the facts. When these same Republicans – including Mr. Boehner – were in charge, the number of earmarks and pet projects went up, not down..."Just stating the facts! When Republicans last controlled Congress there were nearly 16,000 'earmarks' totaling $71 billion. When Democrats took control with the 110th Congress earmarks fell to $17 billion that very first year, 2007.
If you have any questions, or doubts, about how the liars who are still running the phony-conservative Party did with earmarks when they controlled Congress, take a look at the graph below and if you still have any doubt, then you're a brain-dead phony-conservative yourself.