Pork-barrel spending, whether it's for therapeutic horseback riding, the Grammy Foundation, and combating teen "goth" culture, in Blue Springs, Mo., regularly leaves taxpayers cringing.
There is no reason why Members of Congress cannot raise theirperformance measures on key domestic policy issues, many of whichhave already made some progress through the legislative process.Over the past few weeks, Members have shown exceptional resolve ona number of controversial issues. If they maintain this pace, theycould easily complete the needed work.