INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY: Departing Senators Larding Up On Pork For The Trip Home. “That ‘must-pass’ quality has turned the bill into a magnet for earmarks for lawmakers from both parties, including several senators who lost their bids for re-election or are otherwise leaving office. They’re seizing their last chance to send money back home, stuffing the bill with 543 earmarks worth about $882 million.” Reward your cronies, set up your retirement, or comeback — all at taxpayer expense!