Thursday, October 2, 2008

If at first you don't succeed...

If at first you don't succeed, throw some pork in.

"Some of those additions have been assailed by spending watchdogs as "pork," like the $6 million for the makers of kids' wooden arrows, according to a summary of the bill released by the Senate Finance Committee.

Other goodies intended to attract the votes of individual members of Congress include $192 million for the rum producers of Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, $128 million for car racing tracks, $33 million for corporations operating in American Samoa, and $10 million for small film and television productions."

WTF!?!?! We're not bailing out Puerto Rican rum producers right now. Focus!!!

Edit 10/02/08 - 09:35 PM: More on the matter on time.com and Taxpayers for Common Sense.

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