PORKBUSTERS UPDATE: I thought Obama promised to get rid of earmarks! And yet:

Who says Members are opposed to earmarks? We hear that the earmark computer in the Appropriations Committee – the earmark database member request system, to be exact — broke down today. Again. This after it was revamped after last year’s overwhelming earmarking.

We also hear that Approps will announce they are extending the earmark request deadline as a result – it’s now 5p.m. Saturday.

I would say to hold on to your wallets — but they’ve already picked your pocket.