The Swine Line

The Hill newspaper reports that the infamous $23 million NDIC earmark, over which 2007 Porker of the Year winner John Murtha threw a temper tantrum and threatened a colleague last year, was removed from this year’s intelligence bill:
Dems, GOP together nix Murtha earmark
Democrats and Republicans joined together to strip a pet project of Rep. John [...]

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See Pres. Tom Schatz discuss two pork heroes: Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and his bid for a seat on the appropriations committee and Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.) who has refused to ask for any more earmarks because the system is “corrupt.”  Three cheers for these pork busters!

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