Think earmarks tucked into larger budget bills for lawmakers' pet projects are a problem just at the national level?  Think again - the Massachusetts House and Senate have sent bills to the Governor totalling more than $700 million in spending.  

The thing about earmarks is that there's a fine line between bringing money home to your district as a way of representing your constituents' interests and blatant pandering to appearances in an election year.  Toeing that line is something many politicians have down to an art form, while others are pretty bad at framing their earmarks.

This AP story has details of some of the more...interesting earmarks.