Bush's tax cut favored the rich because the rich are the ones who are paying the bulk of the income taxes. You can't give a meaningful tax cut to the poor because they are already paying almost no income taxes. As for pork barrel projects, the world champion is your beloved Sen Byrd. You know, the guy who used the hated "n-word" on national television but was never asked to resign by an indignant Black community. It's okay to be a former member of the KKK, as long as you're a democrat.