Originally Posted by flstf

I have always thought that adding pork to a major spending bill in order to secure its passage was a bad idea and a lot like bribery.

My wife says "you know we need to add health care insurance to our budget". I reply "sure I'll agree to that but only if we also add an HDTV and a new motorcycle. We can always borrow the money"

I agree with others who think this is one of the things wrong with our government's budget control. The merits of the major bill seems to get lost in the bribes.