I recall an interview some years back in which some Washington pol was asked why the people of Massachussetts keep electing a POS like Kennedy to office. The answer was simple--Kennedy brings home the bacon. Basically he flushes the state with federal money for projects like the Big Dig.
REAL American patriots that bunch. As long as their federal dollars come back MORE than what they put in , their OK with it. Typical greedy, socialist socio-paths!