Pork is being served in Washington again. Big juicy slices were given to the lobbyists with the deepest wallets and the campaign contributors who wrote the most significant reelection checks. It is the way of the swamp. It is the currency of the Washington Beltway and explains how people get so rich in politics.

The two massive spending bills now circulating through Congress with a combined price tag north of $5 trillion are filled with earmarks and thank you gifts to big donors and the Gucci Gulch lobbyists. That’s why the bills have thousands of pages — to bring home the bacon.