Mule museum funding is part of $29 billion in Federal pork

We must have solved the Social Security problem because Representative Buck McKeon wants to take federal money to build a museum honoring mules. Nice!

Hey, we might have a war going on, tens of millions of uninsured Americans, millions of Americans in poverty, entitlement programs on the verge of financial disaster and a huge budget deficit but let's make sure we get the $29 billion in earmark spending approved.

Bucks for mule museum cause brays
CNN

In tiny Bishop, California, five hours north of Los Angeles, Rep. Buck McKeon, R-California, wants to build museum honoring the mule.

McKeon has requested a $50,000 earmark to explore the possibility of building a museum in the town that every Memorial Day weekend holds the biggest mule celebration in the United States.

It might sound preposterous but McKeon is doing what many of his House colleagues are doing -- appropriating federal funds for pet projects back home.

McKeon has requested funds for studying the feasibility of building the museum and providing support for operations.

According to the Congressional spending watchdog group, Americans for Prosperity, House members this year alone seek to spend $13.7 million in tax dollars on 63 museum-related expenses.