No Pork

One of Missouri's Senator's, Kit Bond, is good at bringing home the pork. His website frequently advertises what Federal dollars and programs he has brought home. There are various ways to position yourself as a representative of the people. One could advertise your spots on committees or chairmanships of same regarded as important to constituents. One could champion a few issues near and dear to the voters. Or, one can bring home the bacon. Kit Bond is invincible in Missouri, because he can win in Kansas City as well as Republican areas of the state. Looking at his press releases today, its the same as it ever was.
Bond honors hurricane heroes
$23 million for agriculture
Funds for Danforth Plant Science Center
$2.3 million for transportation in Columbia
Bond honored for supporting spending money for HIV/AIDS
Bond speaks to conference, advocates spending money on waterways and infrastructure
Bond keynotes at the opening of a bridge

Kit Bond's theory of government is to spend money to make the people happy. Because he's a Republican, he seems to view infrastructure projects as better than welfare, but he's a big government guy all the same. Tax and spend. He's a reliable Republican vote, but all of his own initiatives involve spending Federal dollars in Missouri. How much more valuable it would be if we had a Senator who championed things that would improve the lives of Missourians and other Americans without spending nearly so much money, such as the Fair Tax, Social Security Privatization, Military Transformation, repealing Campaign Finance censorship, supporting free trade, and otherwise advocating limited government in ways that show up in the press releases.