budget

Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Dave Reichert have gone kosher and sworn off the pork. Which sounds admirable but also correlates to their effectiveness rating, and will likely get them less goodwill than a couple of good projects for their districts would have. On the other side, Rep. Norm Dicks won Citizens Against Government Waste’s “April Porker of the Month” for trying to get the Air Force to buy from Boeing. What nerve!

Brad Shannon has a good piece today's Olympian detailing Governor Gergoire's budget, including which programs were funded and which were vetoed. Be sure to check out the righthand sidebar for a series of useful links to government websites with even more goods on the budget.