The hits keep on coming: Army's engineers spent millions on Louisiana projects labeled as pork

A report today in the Star Tribune has this headline:

Army's engineers spent millions on Louisiana projects labeled as pork

In Katrina's wake, Louisiana politicians and other critics have complained about paltry funding for the Army Corps in general and Louisiana projects in particular. But over the five years of President Bush's administration, Louisiana has received far more money for Corps civil works projects than any other state, about $1.9 billion; California was a distant second with less than $1.4 billion, even though its population is more than seven times larger.

So did the politicians that were complaining think that no one was going to check into their claims?

When all is said and done, we're going to have to invent a new word to replace chutzpah.

Hat Tip: Wizbang