From review of this document I sense:
1) Retiring members complicity sponsor earmarks so those up for re-election may appear more “pure”.
2) Democrats are much more flagrantly over-represented in the earmark sponsorship. (If the congress were Republican controlled, it might be reversed).
3) Military takes on very expensive projects -OR- wastes more money.
4) The majority party controls earmark availability.
5) Seniority begets earmark access.
6) Performance, ethics, & quality of character seem inversely rewarded – to whit – Rangel gets huge pork projects funded despite being censured for being crooked and a thief.
7) Education, agriculture, FEMA, military and Dept of Interior directed money need to develop reasonable standing budgets so the pork can go away. Actually, all current earmarks need to be justified in budgetary process or be eliminated.
8) If unemployment numbers included those who depend on earmark pork for their income, then we are at a functional 40% unemployment.
9) With internet releases like this, no wonder politicians want to limit public access to the internet and censor what is posted.
10) Government is broken, revolt is needed, stop paying taxes, vote against status quo.
11) Government will spend every penny they can procure.
12) Congress should not have access to discretionary tax breaks nor supplemental spending ? FAIR TAX removes these potentials if applied as intended.
13) Every one of these crooks should be tried for violating their oath of office to defend the US Constitution! Give ?em Jail time!!