Sen. Jon Tester made earmark reform a major tenet of his campaign against Conrad Burns, even going as far as to proclaim in an Oct. 9, 2006 debate that "Quite frankly, I don't support earmarks, period."  Today, the LA Times reports that Tester is guilty of breaking that promise.  The Times has learned that Tester "pressed agencies to grant their spending requests, according to correspondence obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by the Center for Investigative Reporting."

But you shouldn't be surprised that Tester plays fast and loose with the truth.  He also boldly proclaimed that he would have a seat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, which also didn't come true.