When I saw Glenn Reynolds’ request for assistance in cutting pork, I thought I should at least try to lend a hand.
I’m not much of an expert on budgetary considerations, but I know pork when I see it, and I wasn’t terribly surprised to discover that Pennsylvania has more than its share of painfully plump porcinity.
I’m sure there are some much bigger, much fatter pork barrel projects, but if the following items are any indication, Pennsylvania has a major pork problem:
$950,000 for the “Please Touch Museum,” Philadelphia , Pennsylvania $100,000 for the “Punxsutawney Weather Museum” $25,000 for fitness equipment, at the Bradford County, Pennsylvania YMCA $100,000 for the Pennsylvania Hunting and Fishing Museum, Warren, Pennsylvania $200,000 for the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum at the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center; $400,000 for the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum
I know the above only totals a mere $1,775,000, but every little bit helps, right?
Besides, as Senator Dirksen said, “A million here and a million there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.”
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5 responses to “Pure Pennsylvania Pork”
Pork just isn’t kosher.
Everett Dirksen — there’s another old Republican who had style.
Everything but the oink
Eric, who’s a Pennsylvania native like me, has listed some projects that funnel federal pork into the commonwealth. As he says, each one is modest in scope, but together they contribute…
For Pennsylvania (or the eastern part, at least), shouldn’t it be Scrapplebusters?
That might be an infringement of the humor blog the stuff is named for, Sean.