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Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) has named CommieTommie Harkin its "Porker of the Month".

I'm sure the junior Senator must be as proud as when he supported Dean 'The Scream' in '04 (pictured).

As I shared on Tuesday, CommieTommie says....

“I happen to be a supporter of earmarks, unabashedly. But I don’t call them earmarks. It is ‘Congressional directed spending.’ ”

CAGW replies....This is a prime example of Washington doublespeak because all federal spending is directed by Congress.

...earmarking is a secretive, corrupting, and wasteful practice that bypasses normal budget procedures.

As proof CAGW cites the Senator himself as they noted his earmarking millions of dollars in defense spending for breast cancer research....

“Now, was that bad? If you left it to the Defense Department, they never would have done it.”

The reason the Defense of Department does not conduct cancer research on its own accord is that such spending...falls outside its national security mission.

In fiscal 2005, the federal government spent $560.1 million on breast cancer research through the National Cancer Institute.

If Sen. Harkin wants more funding for breast cancer research, his proposal should be debated, authorized, and integrated into the federal government’s existing research framework; not snuck into an unrelated bill. The duplication of efforts across different departments and agencies weakens the government’s overall approach to all research.

CAGW says since 2000 CommieTommie Harkin has brought home the bacon to the tune of $276 Million.

Hoo-O-O-O-Ey!