Pork-barrel spending has been a Washington tradition since, well, since back when people still bought pork products by the barrel. And to prove it, the new Congressional Pig Book is out from Citizens Against Government Waste.
Andrew Taylor at the Associated Press earned his pay today with this story, "Costly Campaign Vows Face Reality Check." It's today's must-read budget story, for the simple reason that it states the facts the candidates won't tell you: the b
It looks like the powers that be got the message Fed chairman Ben Bernanke was trying to send them this week: if you're going to goose the economy, keep it short and do it soon.
If I thought it would get past their spam filters -- or their staff members -- I'd e-mail this AP story on the national debt to every member of Congress.