Quote Originally Posted by killersheep View Post
Well since the pork barrel spending thing has come up how about we name names in the senate, we could do well to write a letter to them and tell them to stop.

2008 Pork Barrel (by McCain's definition) spending.

1. Thad Cochran (R-MS) $892.2 Million
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi

2. Stevens (R-AK) $469.4 Million (No longer serving)

3. Richard Shelby (R-AL) $464.5 Million
.: United States Senator Richard Shelby :: Contact Senator Shelby :.

4. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) $458.5 Million
U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.) | Contact Me

5. Robert Byrd (D-WV) $386 Million
Robert C. Byrd

6. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) $385.5 Million
Send your comments to Senator Daniel K. Inouye

7. Patty Murray (D-WA) $327.8 Million
E-Mail Senator Murray - U.S. Senator Patty Murray - Washington State

8. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) $321.4 Million
Contact Grassley

9. Chris Bond (R-MO) $309.8 Million
.: United States Senator Kit Bond :: Contact :.

10. Tom Harkin (D-IA) $302.8 Million
Contact Senator Harkin's Office

The following Senators spent zero:

John McCain (R-AZ)
Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Jim DeMint (R-SC)
Russell Feingold (D-WI)
Claire McCaskill (D-MO)


Source: Citizens Against Government Waste: Homepage
Holy shit the guy ran for President and told us all the truth about HIS Pork Barrel spending....but I guess we couldn't "afford" another 4 years of the "same old party"...even thought McCain is a moderate republican and is really nothing like Bush.