[Daffynition]

[Boiler Plate]

I for one, am shocked and stunned.

[AU72]

"I just hope no one is pressuring" the Congressional Research Service (CRS).

Republicans play bean bag while Democrats play full contact boxing.

[BenLurkin]

Guess that's one way for this Congress to sell itself as "ethical"

[3AngelaD]

Maybe The Hill and Roll Call could take some time off from writing long stories about cross-dressing war protestors and find out what's going on at CRS.

[NeoCaveman]

I guess it's not pork if it's not counted....

[tobyhill]

Gee DeMint, you think you've been getting screwed for 12 years?

[kAcknor]

Aw heck, they shouldn't worry a bit!

In the unlikely event that the Republican party grows a set, starts to effectively fight back, and in doing so convinces a majority of the American voters to give them another chance by putting them back in power, this agency will certainly see the error of it's ways and once again, begin tracking earmarks vigorously.

[SuziQ]

The federal agency that tracked pork-barrel spending during the 12 years of the Republican congressional majority has discontinued the practice since Democrats took power, riling lawmakers suspicious of the timing and concerned about the pace of fat being added to bills.

Why was a federal agency needed in the first place, and who authorized it? If the Republicans want to know if there is pork in the bills, then they need to put their staffs to work READING the dang things!

It's kinda like the pot calling the kettle black, though, because the Republicans piled on the pork the last few years themselves, and their spending was out of control. That's one of the reasons so many of them lost their bids for re-election in 2006.