The Liberty Papers

Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its 2008 edition of the Pig Book. CAGW found $17.2 billion in pork for fiscal year 2008 and this time, they named names.

The top 5 porkers in the Senate were:

#1 Cochran (R): 241 projects costing $892.2 million.
#2 Stevens (R): 150 projects costing $469.4 million
#3 Shelby (R): 206 projects costing $464.5 million
#4 Landrieu (D):161 projects costing $458.5 million
#5 Byrd (D): 111 projects costing $386 million

The three senators running for president where ranked as follows:

#13 Clinton (D): 281 projects costing $296.2 million
#70 Obama (D): 53 projects costing $97.4 million
#96 (tied with 4 others) McCain (R): 0 projects costing $0.00

In the House the top 5 porkers were:

#1 Wicker: 43 projects costing $176.3 million
#2 Young, Bill: 87 projects costing $169.5 million
#3 Murtha: 73 projects costing $159.1 million
#4 Abercrombie: 29 projects costing $153.6 million
#5 Hoyer: 98 projects costing $149.1 million

At the bottom of the list:

#495 Boehner, Broun, Flake, Fossela, Foster, Kline, Latta, Pitts, Shadegg, and Terry: 0 projects costing $0.00

Where’s Ron?

In case anyone is wondering, Ron Paul (R) ranked #196 with 8 projects costing $22.7 million (I was very shocked and saddened by this).