Porky in Wackyland

The Washington Post reports that -- surprise! -- the new Congress loves its pork.

From the article:

"Absolutely nothing has changed," said the Center for Defense Information's Winslow T. Wheeler, a Senate appropriations and national security aide who worked for both Democrats and Republicans over three decades before stepping down in 2002. "The rhetoric has changed but not the behavior, and the behavior has gotten worse in the sense that while they are pretending to reform things, they are still groveling in the trough."

Comments

Pro Libertate | May 24, 2007, 3:07pm | #

Viva la difference!

Dan T. | May 24, 2007, 3:09pm | #

Congress doesn't love pork.

Americans love pork.

BaconCeasarSalad | May 24, 2007, 3:15pm | #

Porcus mortuus est, vivat porcus.

Bhh | May 24, 2007, 3:17pm | #

I want some llama subsidies or something. My oft repeated thesis: not getting cash from the govt in the 00s is like not owning tech stocks in the 90s. It's a gold rush and I'm missing out.

Pro Libertate | May 24, 2007, 3:21pm | #

Porcus delenda est.

Warren | May 24, 2007, 3:52pm | #

Porky in Wackyland

Dough for the Do-Do

juris imprudent | May 24, 2007, 3:56pm | #

Americans love pork.

I certainly do, but only on my breakfast/lunch/dinner plate, not in the federal budget.

R C Dean | May 24, 2007, 4:09pm | #

So, will becoming the Islamist States of America bring the porkfest to an end?

NoStar | May 24, 2007, 4:11pm | #

Not all Americans love the pork, Dan T. Of those that hang out here, only you and joe love the pork.

Akira MacKenzie | May 24, 2007, 4:42pm | #

Porky: "Are y-y-y you r-r-really the l-l-last of the D-d-dodoes

Dmitri | May 24, 2007, 5:32pm | #

At least we know if McCain gets elected he will make sure we don't pass bills with pork....

BakedPenguin | May 24, 2007, 9:18pm | #

Congress doesn't love pork. ...Americans love pork

Well then, why don't you go get porked.

jf | May 25, 2007, 1:28am | #

Speaking of joe, where is he to remind that we have to be thankful for the "baby steps" the Democrats are taking?

Oh year, they aren't even taking "baby steps".

Once again, meet the new boss...

Mr. X | May 25, 2007, 9:43am | #

I especially love the awesome minimum wage and Katrina relief pork that the Congress bought yesterday at the low, low cost of American soldiers' lives.

Pro Libertate | May 25, 2007, 10:36am | #

Wow, Mr. X, when you put it that way, I feel like running over a Congressperson with my car.

JW | May 25, 2007, 10:42am | #

Only Pelosi and Co. could make me long for the original Porky's.

Brandybuck | May 25, 2007, 7:39pm | #

Where's my gub'ment cheese? I want my gub'ment cheese!

wally the bird | May 26, 2007, 10:14am | #

Every year its the same thing we spend qiute a time slopping the congressional and senatorial hogs with our own tax money

rob | May 29, 2007, 10:43am | #

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. I'm sure joe will be along any moment now to explain this away. He just needs a little time to get his position off the DNC Talking Points uploaded...