THEY’RE STILL ADDICTED: To earmarks, that is, the Gateway Drug to Federal Spending Addiction, as Dr. No, aka Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), famously said years ago as he exposed the infamous “Bridge to Nowhere.” Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) unveils the 2026 edition of its Pigbook, documenting the thousands of earmarks Democrats and Republicans pigged out on in the current federal budget.