Let's Take a Look at Some of the Oinkers, Shall We?

Ok, so the Conservative Republicans in Congress have been wasting our money at levels that would make Barry Goldwater choke.

But who are some of the stars of this free-wheeling, grab and spending spree?

Well, there's our old Abramoff friend, Dennis Hastert of Illinois, who earmarked $207 million for the Illinois "Prairie Parkway."Oh, but wait, the IL Dept. of Transportation hasn't decided whether or not they need it yet. Oh well, at least if they do decide to need it, they'll have the money. Any bets on whether or not it'll be renamed the Hastert Parkway?

Then there are the fun House Appropriations Committee members whose political action committees are run by lobbyists and former lobbyists. No big deal? Well, except for these are lobbyists who are still lobbying or have business before the committee. But I'm sure that House Appropriations Chairman Republican Jerry Lewis of California and his committee members, Ernest Istook, Jr. (Repub - OK), Kay Granter (Repub - Texas), Dennis Rehberg (Repub - Montana), John Sweeney (Repub - NY), Rosa DeLauro (Dem - Conn) and Ed Pastor (Dem - Arizona) would never put the interests of those who are raising money for them ahead of the American public.

nah.