I don't know. They may all have porked in the past. You could just as well say that the former mayors and governors requested pork in proposed budgets in the past, for that matter.
But I think that the congress of the last 6 years (and some of the members of congress who are now running) has been particularly porky. And it's not just the sheer amount of pork they get, although if you look back at the amount of pork - hundreds of millions for each candidate -- the sum becomes staggering. It's also the fact that these people have been complaining about how bad the spending has been - before and after they gobble up the pork. They've been too close to the pork pie for too long.
But I think that the congress of the last 6 years (and some of the members of congress who are now running) has been particularly porky. And it's not just the sheer amount of pork they get, although if you look back at the amount of pork - hundreds of millions for each candidate -- the sum becomes staggering. It's also the fact that these people have been complaining about how bad the spending has been - before and after they gobble up the pork. They've been too close to the pork pie for too long.