PORKBUSTERS UPDATE: It’s not too late to cast your vote for the PorkBusters Hall of Shame!

Right now, Ted Stevens (R-AK) is in the lead, but it’s not over until the fat lady sings.

Meanwhile, here’s a bit of good news on pork:

BUSHNELL – Sumter County will not be pursuing federal aid to build a sports complex in the southern end of the county. When the motion was made to approve a request for federal funding, it died for lack of a second.

The issue sparked a debate Tuesday between Commissioners Dick Hoffman and Randy Mask after the matter was brought up for the second time in two weeks.

Hoffman again described the park project as a “pork” request, as he did at the meeting two weeks ago when the board was asked about funding for the complex and a hurricane shelter for the southern end of the county.

According to Citizens Against Government Waste and the Congressional Porkbusters Coalition, “pork” projects must meet two of the following criteria: they are either requested by only one chamber of Congress; they are not specifically authorized; they are not competitively awarded; they are not requested by the president; they greatly exceed the president’s budget request or the previous year’s funding; they are not the subject of Congressional hearings; or serve only a local or special interest. . . .

Hoffman said asking for government help in order to pay for projects was “too easy,” and that he would support the complex “if the citizens of this county are willing to take money out of their own pocket to pay for it.”

“That’s when the rubber hits the road,” he said.

It’s all about changing the culture.

UPDATE: It’s neck-and-neck: Robert Byrd has pulled ahead by three votes. The suspense is killing me!