Broad Bills Stuffed With Lawmakers’ Pet Items

It has always been thus and nothing is likely to change soon. The only way to cut back on pork is to keep the money out of the hands of legislators. But with huge deficit spending, that seems impossible.

I don't think the pork barrel, though the term probably originated in colonial times (After all, when's the last time anyone actually used or has seen a real pork barrel??) was an intent of the Founding Fathers. Could be wrong, though. Palms for greasing have always been extended. I guess this is the American form of kickbacks so common in many other countries and seemingly acceptable.