I am not opposed to raising taxes. What I am opposed to is spending tax money on bullshit like $3.4 million turtle tunnels and $500,000 treadmills for shrimp.

Ideological feel good crap that we have to borrow 57% of the money from the Chinese to pay for and then a lot of it goes right back to China?

3.4 million for turtles when kids have to go to a crappy rat infested school with old outdated books?

President Obama on Wednesday plans to unveil new rules to restrict the practice of pork-barrel spending on the same day that he signs a $410 billion bill swollen with money for lawmakers' pet projects.

Mr. Obama promised during the transition to reduce earmarks to a total value of less than $7.8 billion a year, compared to the $29 billion in earmarks during 2006.

Mr. Obama has also proposed that lawmakers be required to attach their names to earmarks and provide a written justification for each earmark, which will have to be submitted 72 hours before the bill is passed by the Senate.

I'm still waiting for that change. Hope it comes soon.