In the immortal words of “Saturday Night Live” character Rosanna Rosanna Danna: “Never mind.”

It seems some conservative Republican lawmakers are having some second thoughts about the idea of banning earmarks after campaigning extensively on the issue and being elected to change the way things are done in Washington. Campaign rhetoric, meet reality.

Indeed, many Republicans are now worried that the bridges in their districts won’t be fixed, the tariff relief to the local chemical company isn’t coming and the water systems might not be built without a little direction from Congress.

So some Republicans are discussing exemptions to the earmark ban, allowing transportation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and water projects. While transportation earmarks are probably the most notorious — think “Bridge to Nowhere” — there is talk about tweaking the very definition of “earmark.”

That about-face didn’t take long, did it? Sorta like telling the American people that reducing the federal deficit was the No. 1 issue and then insisting on adding $700 billion to the deficit by extending tax cuts.

Republicans also have granted a congressman known as the “Prince of Pork” the chairmanship of the House Appropriations Committee, which certainly would appear to be a contradiction if reducing earmarks was a true goal.