Whether it is Thad Cochran in Mississippi or Robert Byrd in West Virginia, many politicians like to sell what they "bring home from Washington" as something akin to manna in the Old Testament.
The recent death of Robert Byrd illustrates how vacuous that promise is. Byrd brought home $4billion in pork in the last 20 years of his senate seat, read it all here.
Despite all this largess, West Virginia is still the third poorest state in the Union.
Cochran of Mississippi has brought home a similar bounty and scoffs at constituents who plead for fiscal responsibility. If Mississippi isn't at the bottom of the poor state list, it is close.
Federal spending does not replace or supplant hard work and individual responsibility.
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