From Al Kamen’s “In the Loop” column:

The extraordinary amount of pork in the latest appropriations bill got so big that even those lawmakers who protested appear to have become a bit overwhelmed.

A few weeks ago, while the big swine were snortin’ and snufflin’ at the endless trough, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) issued a press release including some 160 pages listing “objectionable” provisions.

One included “Language providing an increase of $600,000 above fiscal year 2002 level for increased investigation of the nutritional needs of pregnant and nursing women, and children from contraception to adolescence, at the Children’s Nutritional Research Center, Houston, TX.”

Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t the “nutritional needs…of children from contraception….” pretty minimal? Unless the condom breaks, I guess.

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