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- noun Alternative spelling of pork barrel.
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Examples
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Porkbarrel projects are easily recognizable symptoms of corruption — kickbacks can be hidden in porkbarrel projects, as can rewards for folks who campaigned for a particular candidate.
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When they mention "porkbarrel", they will think of pitbull with the lipstick.
Obama On Lipstick Controversy: Attacks Media, Says "Enough Is Enough" 2009
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When they mention "porkbarrel", they will think of pitbull with the lipstick.
Obama On Lipstick Controversy: Attacks Media, Says "Enough Is Enough" 2009
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The CGAW designation of what is "porkbarrel" spending is not qualitative, based entirely on the technical method in which spending requests are inserted into appropriations bills.
Hullabaloo 2008
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I don't equate earmarks with porkbarrel per se, as I don't think there is in principle anything wrong with congress as apposed to some bureaucrat making spending decisions.
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Would you rather the man start with some huge porkbarrel spending project that would only help a few well-placed constituents?
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Against the backdrop of Senate Democrats having to resort to porkbarrel bribes and horsetrading to even get their own majority to come up with a strictly partisan bill that would pass, it is clear that they need to go back to square one and rethink what healthcare reform really means for 2009 America.
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Do you mean the promise to refuse to sign porkbarrel bills?
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While I don't recall the second promise, I also don't think there have been any really bad porkbarrel bills (yet).
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Nonetheless, Murtha's "long reputation for porkbarrel politics and ` back room 'deals," as TPMmuckraker's Justin Rood aptly puts it, could complicate the Dem leadership's efforts to claim they're bent on cleaning up the GOP corruption that caused voters to turn on the Republicans.
Here's Your Handy Election Central Guide To Dem Leadership Battles 2009
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