Boozman

An editorial from this morning’s New York Times on porcine spending of taxpayer money which results in deepening campaign coffers.

The new earmark disclosure rules put into effect by Congress confirm the pre-eminence of Representative John Murtha at procuring eye-popping chunks of pork for contractors he helped put in business in Johnstown, Pa. The Pennsylvania Democrat, a power player on defense appropriations, exudes pride, not embarrassment, for delivering hundreds of millions of dollars in largesse to district beneficiaries. They, in turn, requite with hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations.

Here is a handy link to the earmarks contained in the 2,243 earmarks in the Labor Health and Human Services appropriations bill that was vetoed by President Bush earlier this month.

h/t: Politico’s The Crypt blog.