The House trumpets earmark reform - through a tuba

Yesterday, the House of Representative passed the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, trumpeting the bill as "landmark legislation" that will "drain the swamp that is Washington, to let sunshine disinfect the Congress." Even critics are calling this bill "'big-time' fundamental reforms" and saying that the legislation "should go a long way toward changing the way business is done in Congress." And if the act were just about lobbying reform, I'd agree. But the act also includes earmark reform, and these reforms leave a great deal to be desired...