out, he points this out and he is right about this. earmarks were less than 1% of the federal budget. it wasn't a lot when it comes to spending, but it was really just, it has become a symbol of politics gone awry in washington and that is his problem. >> the earmarks were about bringing money home for pennsylvania, but then he got defeated in 2006 and started just bringing home the money for himself. >> chaching. it happens with members of congress when they leave on their own or get defeated. they go and make money. rick santorum according to his financial disclosure, he made $1.3 million in 2010 into the first half of 2011. that's so much more than he made when he was a united states senator, that was $160,000. you know a lot of the money he made was doing consulting for lobbying interest and other adv advocacies. another area where his opponents are hitting him. >> dana bash, thanks. a long time coming but today a american teen mistakenly