Can't Afford Tax Cuts - We Are Borrowing For These

From Citizens Against Government Waste - The headliners for 2010 PORK AWARDS meet one of these seven critieria: Requested by only one chamber of Congress, Not specifically authorized, Not competitively awarded, Not requested by the President, Greatly exceeds the President’s budget request or the previous year’s funding, Not the subject of congressional hearings, Serves only a local or special interest.
The Dunder-head Mifflin Award - to Senator Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) and Representative Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.) for $200,000 for design and construction of a small business incubator and multipurpose center in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The Thad the Impaler Award - to Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) for $490 million in pork.

The Hal Bent on Earmarking Award - to Representative Harold “Hal” Rogers (R-Ky.) for $10 million for the National Institute for Hometown Security. The Little Engine That Couldn’t Award - for $465 million for the Joint Strike Fighter alternate engine. The Narcissist Award  - to Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) for $7,287,000 to continue the Harkin Grant program and to Senator Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) for $7,000,000 for the Robert C. Byrd Institute of Advanced Flexible Manufacturing Systems. The Steak Through the Heart of Taxpayers Award - to Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) and Representative Ciro Rodriguez (D-Texas) for $693,000 for beef improvement research. The Sapping the Taxpayers Award - for $4.8 million for wood utilization research in 11 states requested by 13 senators and 10 representatives.

The Jekyll and Hyde Award - to Representative Leonard Lance (R-N.J.) for his ever-changing stance on earmarks; first signing a no-earmark pledge, then receiving $21 million in earmarks, then supporting the Republican earmark moratorium. The Kick in the Asp Award - to Delegate Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam) for $500,000 for Brown Tree Snakes control and interdiction in Guam. The Plane Waste Award - to Senators Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) and Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Representative Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) for $3,500,000 for the National Institute for Aviation Research. The Do You Want Fries with That Award - for $2,573,000 in potato research in four states requested by five senators and five representatives. The Putting on the Pork Award - to Representative Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.) for $400,000 for restoration and renovation of the historic Ritz Theater in Newburgh, N.Y. The Lights! Camera! Earmark! Award - for Representative Diane Watson (D-Calif.) for $100,000 for career exploration and training for at-risk youths for jobs in filmmaking at the Duke Media Foundation in Hollywood. The An Earmark Grows in Brooklyn Award - to Representative Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) for $400,000 for construction and renovation for safety improvements at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It just goes on and on and on and on and on.............................................

Can't Afford Tax Cuts - We Are Borrowing For These