Progress Report: Who's a Porker & Who's Not

From the American Progress Action Fund, today's Progress Report has an interesting list. Here's their introduction:

"All around the country, Americans are debating how best to pay for reconstruction efforts in the Gulf Coast. We've taken a sample of opinions -- from members of Congress, Bush administration officials, and Americans around the country -- to help you figure out who's more interested in clinging onto pork and tax cuts than in responsible fiscal policy and shared sacrifice."

They approached members of Congress asking if they would be interested in broaching the idea of their individual states returning some of the pork projects spread around with the passage of the recent "Energy Bill". That bill contained more than 6,000 items of pure pork. One glaring example is the now infamous "bridge to nowhere" in Alaska. Under the terms of the bill, the US Taxpayer will pay $400million to construct a bridge from the Alaskan mainland to an island containing only residential structures with a population of 50! This boondoggle will be constructed to replace ferry service that the residents of the island say is sufficient for their needs...........even they don't want the bridge. It's simply payback from their state senator to the construction and energy companies that paid for his campaign.

Anyway...........read the Progress Report. Lots of good stuff there today.

LINK.