Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Politicians - Pork, and more pork
Somehow, I don't think anything has really changed...
At the Politico.com, Martin Kady II reports some recent shenanigans:
"While conservative senators have boasted recently about ditching the $1 million 'hippie museum' earmark from a recent spending bill, they didn't bother touching billions for Louisiana. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), in fact, put out a press release late last night declaring Thursday as 'our $12 billion day.' Indeed, Louisiana received $3 billion in home reconstruction aid that was dropped into the Defense spending bill late in negotiations. That bill cleared the Senate on Thursday. Louisiana will receive $7 billion of the $23 billion water resources development act money thanks to the resounding override of President Bush's veto of that bill. And the Pelican State will receive $2 billion in defense funds for various military projects and installations in that state under the Pentagon spending bill. Bringing home the bacon for Louisiana certainly doesn't hurt Landrieu, who is the Republicans' top target in 2008 Senate elections."
