Staff / TruthdigJun 13, 2008
Pork, as in earmarks, not as in pig, is again in vogue this political season only a year after a 2007 congressional promise to curb what some call wasteful spending in politicians' home districts. At the top of the earmarking ladder is the defense authorization bill (read military-industrial complex), which saw a 29 percent increase in district spending since 2007. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 4, 2007
The same George W. Bush who presided over record deficits and never vetoed a spending bill made an effort on Wednesday to co-opt the Democrats' goal of balancing the budget by 2012. Exactly how he'll reconcile that aim with making his tax cuts permanent remains a mystery, although Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., has an idea: "Talk is cheap." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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