D.C. Hogs Have Nation Over a Barrell
In spite of Obama's promises to reign in earmarks and wasteful spending, the $790 billion alleged stimulus bill is full of it-in more ways than one. Some of the more ridiculous items are $1.7 million for a honey bee laboratory in Weslaco, Tex.; $346,000 for research on apple fire blight in Michigan and New York; and $1.5 million for work on grapes and grape products, including wine.Filipino veterans, most of whom do not live in the United States, will get $200 million in compensation for service in World War II.....Huh? And by shear coincidence, the bill provides $8 billion for high-speed rail projects, for example, including money that could benefit a controversial proposal for a magnetic-levitation rail line between Disneyland, in California, and Las Vegas, a project favored by Senate Majority leader and head hog Harry Reid. I'm sure it's just a coincidence. I'm sure that $500 million for global warming research will provide plenty of jobs for displaced auto workers.