https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2010/12/17/parties-no-longer-equal-on-pork/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 13:04:00 -0400<![CDATA[The defeat last night of the OmniPorkulus bill, as the Boss Emeritus calls it, gives us a chance to revisit the long-held &#8212; and long-true &#8212; belief that both parties are equally addicted to pork-barrel spending.  That certainly proved true enough when Republicans held power, as earmarks skyrocketed and both parties squealed with delight at the trough.  However, a new study by a coalition of of watchdog groups on the FY2011 budget proposal shows that one party has made great strides in weaning itself from K Street slop in the past year &#8212; and it&#8217;s not the Democrats, as Byron York reports:]]>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:13:22 -0500<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2010/12/17/parties-no-longer-equal-on-pork-n175356