Congressional Pork

According to an analysis by Taxpayers for Common Sense, the 2005 Consolidated Omnibus Spending Bill contains 11,732 earmarks at a total cost of $15.8 billion. That's a 48% increase in the number of earmarks, and a 48% increase in earmark spending.

The outrage among fiscal conservatives is widespread. The editorials are everywhere. Yet it is not showing up on CBS, Fox or anywhere the masses look. How are we going to stop this?

Ted Dunlap