accomplish. i wish they wouldn t have put all that spending in there. it detracts from the main purpose of the bill. of course loads it up. not the package i would have negotiated. overall we need to make sure those taxes don t go up. greta: you talk about spending they put in. one is extension of the unemployment benefits. the only reason that is interesting to me, because they don t look for waste where they might be able to finance those unemployment benefits. i realize they didn t know they were going to need to extend them. nonetheless, there is no effort in this city ever to look for waste or trying to pick up expenses before spending more. that s right. of course, as we speak they announced tonight they ve got this massive other spending bill that s got needed things in it. loaded up once again with earmarks and pork. the ted kennedy institute. john murtha center. swine waste management studies