Everybody hates pork until it lands in their home state and benefits them or their kids. I happen to dislike earmarks too, but that’s how our system works, for better or worse. I do find it rather unseemly for politicians to have more than one building named in their honor, but it’s a choice that may have been made as the best option at the time. And, trust me, most universities will gladly cast aside ANY name in favor of the next person who comes along offering beaucoup bucks.
And whenever I hear in-state families complain about all the OOSers taking over the university and how “Alabama taxpayers” shouldn’t be funding these usurpers, I just politely remind them how much federal money has been earmarked for UA thanks to Sen. Shelby. 