Do you agree with McCain fellow AZ Senator Jon Kyl that McCains earmark pledge is in reality just symbolic?

McCain has never added an earmark to a bill, that would mean he honors his pledge and it's not symbolic. Cutting spending on earmarks is imporant as it's wasteful spending, he also wants to cut spending on Military procurement with contract bids, not open ended bids. Which would save billions. He also wants to cut subsidies on products and let the commodities fend for themselves, agains saving millions. In order to balance a budget, you can not simply tax and spend, you have to make cuts, and Obama is not willing to cut anything, just raise taxes.