BY: NCVIKING

Now we have even more evidence that the GOP just doesn’t get it. I read an eye-opening post over at Franklin’s Locke showing most of the top earmark offenders are indeed Republicans.

Can’t resist … must gorge at the taxpayer trough!

The more Republicans pull this crap, the more conservatives will abandon them. Is this what the party wants, to just be a warmed over version of the Dems? The only difference I have seen in the two parties lately are their logos, an ass and a fat pachyderm. As for appearance, they both resemble swines.

Here is the list of the fattest sows in the Senate:

1. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va. — $122.80 million.

2. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. — $114.48 million.

3. Kit Bond, R-Mo. — $85.69 million.

4. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. — $77.90 million.

5. Thad Cochran, R-Miss. — $75.91 million.

6. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska — $74 million.

7. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa — $66.86 million.

8. James Inhofe, R-Okla. — $53.13 million.

9. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. — $51.19 million.

10. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii — $46.38 million.

11. Patty Murray, D-Wash. — $39.22 million.

12. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. — $36.55 million.

13. Pat Leahy, D-Vt. — $36.16 million.

14. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. — $35.58 million.

15. Robert Casey, D-Pa. — $27.17 million.

16. Harry Reid, D-Nev. — $26.63 million.

17. Arlen Specter, R-Pa. — $25.32 million.

18. Herb Kohl, D-Wis. — $23.83 million.

19. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. — $21.96 million.

20. Pete Domenici, R-N.M. (Retired) — $19.56 million.

Double OINK!!

• Economic Crisis of Confidence - February 8th, 2010
• Cato Analysis and Fact Check of SOTU Speech - January 28th, 2010
• State of the Union Déjà vu? - January 26th, 2010
• Purple Predestination - January 25th, 2010
• Prince Composes New Vikings Fight Song (Oh Yes He Did!) - January 22nd, 2010