I apparently missed the occasion on which “pork-barrel legislation” morphed into “earmarks.”
The New York Times reports today: “At the same time, Mr. Emanuel and Mr. Orszag indicated that the president would not pick a fight over the estimated 9,000 ‘earmarks,’ or special provisions inserted by individual lawmakers, in the omnibus spending bill passed last week.”
So, in order to get the president’s budget passed, NINE THOUSAND PIECES OF PORK will be served up to districts nationwide. Just imagine what that picnic is worth.
Kudos to the lobbyist who came up with this euphemism.
