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April 3, 2008
Hillary Tops Candidates in 'Pig Book' Congressional Porkers
I'm sure all of Hillary's earmarks went to a good cause. I'm sure they can easily be justified as prudent and necessary spending. I'm sure there isn't a single earmark in there that's politically motivated.Riiiiiight:The nonpartisan taxpayer watchdog group Citizens Against Government Waste is out with its newest Pig Book, an overwhelming detailing of all 11,610 pork barrel projects inserted in the current fiscal year's appropriations bills by individual members of Congress. These semi-secret spending measures cost taxpayers an extra $17.2 billion this fiscal year alone. This is the first year legislators have had to attach their names to these measures. That's B for billion dollar$. In extra spending. That typically didn't go through the usual legislative committee screening. A huge increase over the previous year. And guess which one of the surviving presidential candidates likes pork the most? And the least? According to the Pig Book ("The Book Washington Does Not Want You to...(Read Full Post)