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It's classic sleight of hand when magicians focus your attention one place while doing their thing another place.

When I read that story I was asking myself, "where is the stinking TRP?" That has to be on the list. I just knew that this turd would float to the top!

I remember thinking the whole time that the TRP was being pushed through, by Highland Park Republicans nonetheless, that it reeked of Pork spending, and was shocked that no one was calling them to the fence on it.

I guess we've learned from the past eight years that the GOP philosophy of anti-government spending really only applies when Democrats are in power. Notice this list didn't come out until they're about to be thrown out of office. Very convenient. Where was this book in 2006? 2005? 2004? 2003? 2002?...

The Trinity River earmark exceeds all the examples cited in the article by a huge amount, in total $ terms.

"Where was this book in 2006? 2005? 2004? 2003? 2002?..."

They've done one every year since 1991.

http://www.cagw.org/site/PageServer?pagename=reports_pigbook1991

Jeb Hensarling is my Congressman. I may not agree with him on all issues, but he has been at the front of the call to end pork barrel spending, and not just the last two years, he has fought against them since he was elected, even with his own party in control. Search the database and find his name attached to any of the listed items. You wont find it. I think everytime a report like this is released they should also list the Congressmen and Senators who have zero items. They deserve to be recognized.

You gotta' love the DMN.... check out page A2 of today's (Saturday's paper): a brief article about the Trinity River being one of the pork projects mentioned in the book. No reference back to the original article; no explanation for the omission; etc.

Man, some times I really feel like I'm reading Pravda! LOL

Thanks for bringing this to our attention but no surprise.

I was however surprised the other day to learn that Robert Wilonsky was considering cancelling his DMN subscription based on their selection of film critics. It probably says more about me than Robert but when I cancelled, somehow their selection of film critics not only did not make my top ten reasons but I didn't even have it in the equation. It really made me feel lame.

So Robert - what's the hold up?

You forgot to mention the cash paid for an official U.S. Government black ops hitman, Schutze.

Yes, no mention of why it was ommitted, or the fact that they wrote the follow-up in response to Schutze's blog post.

Interesting sidebar: Sen. Hilary Clinton only has one pork barrel listed: Neither Sen. Obama nor Sen. McCain has any.

There may be hope for us yet.

(Sen. Kaye Bailey Hutchison has 119)

The little blurb is here:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-trinitybrief_05met.ART.State.Edition1.46d2739.html

It's not even a news article, just a little blurb put together from "staff reports". And in Saturday's paper, no less.....

Yes, I'm feeling more and more like it's time to pack up and head out of Dallas. At this point, I think I'd rater live in some backwards redneck town in East Texas than here.