Chuck Schumer (who's Jewish) brings us the stimulus/porkulus/spendulus quote-of-the-day.

Personally, Chuck, I'd rather have lower taxes and more money in my pocket. I also want to turn over the world to my young daughter with assets rather than debts.

LINKS:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/02102009/news/politics/schumer__americans_like_pork__154427.htm

SCHUMER: AMERICANS DON'T MIND A LITTLE PORK

Last updated: 4:01 pm
February 10, 2009
Posted: 1:26 pm
February 10, 2009

Everyone's favorite anonymous pork data collector has assembled yet another giant, useful Excel file, this one arranging both Senate and Assembly member items by Zip Code. That's harder, and more useful, than it sounds.

Click here to download the file.

So today, we got our hands on 145 pieces of good ol' fashion NY pork product (of the ... ummm ... not so kosher variety).  None of these 2007 earmarks have ever been debated out in the open - nor otherwise seen the light of day.

Further problem, we haven't yet a clue to whom each piece belongs (though we could probably geographically deduce many of them); nor do we know how each piece came to be - save the $3.0 million allocated to the "CCNY for the Rep. Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service to prepare individuals for careers in public service, which may include establishing an endowment, library and archives for such center". (We think we've got a pretty good idea where that one came from...???)

So, chew away.  Any insights you want to share, comments section is all yours.

And if you feel like digging a wee bit deeper ... we're still happy to help you out with some lunch money.

The Council's Phat Pork

EJ McMahon of the Manhattan Institute did a very good thing last week in releasing his research of all that is Albany's pork. Simply put, that shit was so obviously fat and yuuuuuuuummmy!

We were inspired. So we thought we'd give you a glimpse of all that is the Council's pork. Because we know that shit is just as yummy.

What's most interesting, though, is to really see one's truest "priorities". And it appears that Giffie's priorities were the gay community (Hetrick Martin Institute got $229,000), some Jews (United Jewish Organization of Williamsburg got $350,000) and of course, the High Line - of which he's a very good friend (they got $250,000).

Interestingly, the Hetrick Martin Institute alone received more money than all the organizations with the word "Harlem" in their names combined. Go figure!

That's The Word

Today's a big day at the Council. A sold out crowd is anticipated in the Council Chambers as Members, lobbyists and Yankee fans anxiously await the Council's approval of the Yankee stadium deal.  And from what we hear on the proverbial street, la Speaker Quinn has no intention of disappointing.

Quinn has taken the not-so-unusual, Giffie-style-step of warning her rogue-est of Members - Barron, Avella and James, to be exact - that should they fail to fall in line with the Yankees deal that they might as well kiss their sweet pet projects good-bye.