pork barrel

There are a lot of different numbers being thrown around concerning Sen. Barack Obama’s earmark requests and those of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. So I thought it would be fun to try to sort this out.
At a rally in Ohio, Palin today repeated Sen. John McCain’s frequent claim that Obama has requested nearly $1 [...]

Mayor Palin hired Steven Silver, who secured millions in federal earmarks for Wasilla — and that ‘bridge to nowhere.’