John Adams would be ticked off, or the equivalent 18th century phrase.

The Houston Chronicle reports on several earmark requests that Texas lawmakers have submitted. Representative John Culberson (R-Houston) has submitted one that would contribute to a monument to John Adams in Washington, D.C. Recalling that earmarks are spending recommendations that are attached to bills and never voted on by the entire Congress, John Adams might have this to say:

In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress. — Quotations Page

Or, perhaps this:

All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation. — BrainyQuote

Ron Paul might raise a “Hear, Hear!” to that last one, but he has an earmark of his own to submit.