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["Alan MacHett" <machett AT ibiblio.org>]

In reference to Tony Spencer's message:
> Why do you consider this pork? ...

I don't.  It was the phrase that popped to mind at the time.  You're
right; it's not porkbarreling, at least not in the obvious sense.  I
should have said, "god bless the status quo!", but of course your obvious
response will be akin to "what's wrong with a little conservatism"...  :\

My point was that a "little" scandal obviously hasn't hurt them or
deterred Congress from continuing contracts.  And, to be clear, it *is*
wasteful; government contracting as a whole is wasteful.  But that's a
topic for another thread.

to paraphrase: "gee, I guess Congress isn't all that concerned about the
whole Abu Ghraib thing..."

-A.