Washington Post, please define “key step”

The Washington Post gushes over the House GOP's announcement that they won't seek any earmarks this year:

But “key step” is more than a little generous: By most estimates, earmarks account for only 1 to 2 percent of the federal budget.

Touting a largely symbolic move as a “key step in demonstrating fiscal restraint” is, in fact, a key step in delaying actual fiscal restraint.