List of the 20 top earmarking Senators

Here's a breakdown of the top 20 earmarking senators and the value of their solo earmarks:

1) Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va. -- $122,804,900

2) Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. -- $114,484,250

3) Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo. -- $85,691,491

4) Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. -- $76,899,425

5) Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss. -- $75,908,475

6) Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska -- $74,000,750

7) Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa -- $66,860,000

Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla. -- $53,133,500

9) Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. -- $51,186,000

10) Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii -- $46,380,205

11) Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. -- $39,228,250

12) Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. -- $36,547,100

13) Sen. Pat Leahy, D-Vt. -- $36,161,125

14) Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. -- $35,577,250

15) Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. -- $27,169,750

16) Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. -- $26,628,613

17) Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa. -- $25,320,000

18) Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis. -- $23,832,000

19) Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. -- $21,952,250

20) Former Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M. -- $19,588,625

West Virginia first in earmarking, last in everything else..

Well I hope that will silence some of Byrd's critics that he is too old to cut the mustard.

sodbuster wrote:Well I hope that will silence some of Byrd's critics that he is too old to cut the mustard.

Yep, Byrd brings home the bacon. Tell me sodbuster, who is supplying the pig?

West Virginia first in earmarking, last in everything else..

No, that is not correct. West Virginia is not last in the cost of living. Last time I checked the cost of living was lower in West Virginia than the average cost of living across America.

Trailers are cheaper then houses and our politicians don't charge as much as others.

Aaron wrote:Trailers are cheaper then houses and our politicians don't charge as much as others.

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ziggy wrote: No, that is not correct. West Virginia is not last in the cost of living. Last time I checked the cost of living was lower in West Virginia than the average cost of living across America.

Well "DUH", ...... the "cost of living" in any particular area is based on what the public can afford to pay.

And what they "can afford to pay" is based on their earnings.

Three-Year-Average Median Household Income by State: 2002-2004

United States $44,473

#1 - New Hampshire $57,352
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#50 -West Virginia $32,589

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/income04/statemhi.html

And if you eliminate the salaries of all the Federal, State and County employees from West Virginia's average ....... it will be considerably lower ...... and thus will give a more realistic "picture" of the NON TAX FUNDED average income of the populace.

The BOE is the largest employer in quite a few WV Counties.



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So Sam, are you suggesting that a higher cost of living is better than a lower cost of living?

If so, for whom?

Zig, if you are bored go talk to your wife.