More of what is wrong with this country:

More than one out of every five dollars of the $126 million Massachusetts is receiving in earmarks from a $410 billion federal spending package is going to help preserve the legacy of the Kennedys.

The bill includes $5.8 million for the planning and design of a building to house a new Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the Senate. The funding may also help support an endowment for the institute.

The Senate project apparently will feature a replica of the U.S. Senate and feature training (??) for new Senators. I wonder if it will have a memorial of the Chappaquiddick incident? Or any mention of Mary Jo Kopechne, the poor woman Teddy left to drown after he swam ashore and didn't report the accident until the following morning (of course he got off with a suspended sentence). The arrogance of those in power knows no bounds (John Kerry in particular, as he is the sponsor of this nonsense). And it isn't like we are having a budget crisis or anything...

Via Instapundit.