Forgive me a little gloating. It looks as if The Indianapolis Star agrees with me on our "have it both ways" Hoosier politicians:
Despite his protests against pork-barrel projects, Bayh is something of a latecomer to the fight. He's seeking almost $10 million in earmarks in the omnibus legislation. Yet, that figure is only about a third of what Republican Sen. Richard Lugar packed into the bill.
Indiana's king of pork is 1st District Rep. Pete Visclosky, credited with $29.3 million in earmarks. Visclosky's total is nearly equal to the combined cost of earmarks sought by Indiana's eight other U.S. representatives. To their credit, neither Rep. Dan Burton nor Rep. Mike Pence added any earmarks.
