Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) had a second-best 91.6 rating in The Examiner Newspapers/Porkbusters.org Earmark Reform Index just released. That ties him with two Westerners, John Ensign (R-NV) and John Kyl (R-AZ), who also had 91.6 scores. John Sununu (R-NH) and Tom Coburn (R-OK), both of whom had a 100.0 rating in the index, topped all senators. North Carolina’s Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R) was at 66.66, placing her in a group with the fifth-best score. Only four Democrats were in the top 40.

UPDATE: Paul at Power Line says neither party has much to crow about:

The results are discouraging. The average score was only 30.6 out of a possible 100. Democrats came in at a paltry 14.3, but Republicans can’t take much pride in the 43.9 scored by their party’s Senators.

The Senate’s leaders all came in below the Senate average. Majority Leader Harry Reid scored 16.6, and Deputy Majority Leader Richard Durbin 24.9. Both Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Deputy Minority Leader Trent Lott also scored 24.9.