Read the hilarious article here.
Sadly, I wouldn’t be shocked at all if our crusty old “deficit hawk” Senator requested funding for any of these projects.

From the NY Times:
Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker were under lights, but the no one’s mind strayed far from the rock star in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing room: Senator Barack Obama.
Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. tried to head applause for the presidential candidate off at the pass when Senator [...]

An Ohio Huckabee supporter has the scoop here, from Ohio Senator George Voinovich’s speech before a a regional planning forum in Columbus:
“We’re going to have to raise more money in this country. Did you hear me? We’re going to have to increase taxes in order to do the job,” Sen. Voinovich said. “Anyone that tells [...]