Biggest Feeders at the HOG Trough

[Dolphin]

Here is a list of the Senate's 10 biggest earmark hogs, based on dollar amounts in the recently signed spending bill:

1. Thad Cochran, R-Miss.: $474 million
2. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.: $391 million
3. Mary Landrieu, D-La.: $332 million
4. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa: $292 million
5. David Vitter, R-La.: $249 million
6. Christopher Bond, R-Mo.: $248 million
7. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.: $235 million
8. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii: $225 million
9. Richard Shelby, R-Ala.: $219 million
10. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa: $199 million
Source: http://www.slate.com/id/2213556/

[E_]

Just shows both sides are crooks...

[KYCanuck]

My question is, do those Ear Marks create jobs or stimulate the economy in any way? Sure everyone has their hand in the pot but what do they plan to do with that handfull?

I know the confidence that any of them are going to do anything usefull with it is very low.