Obama says no earmarks - which means just make them harder for the public to find

President Barack Obama's ban on earmarks in the $825 billion economic
stimulus bill doesn't mean interest groups, lobbyists and lawmakers won't be
able to funnel money to pet projects.
They're just working around it — and
perhaps inadvertently making the process more secretive.

Yep - "The Chicago Way". Lie to the public about stopping something when all you are doing is making the practice more dificult for the suffering taxpayer to learn about.

Obama lied about eliminating earmarks.