Porkbusters.org, a blog dedicated to finding "wasteful spending" in all states, gives low marks to Missouri's Senators for fighting pork.
The Earmark Reform index looks at 12 different different votes between 2005-2007 when Senators could say "yes" or "no" to a genuine earmark.
According to the site, "the Examiner and Porkbusters consulted knowledgeable Senate insiders to insure that each of these votes represented a real chance to make a difference for taxpayers."
Sen. Kit Bond received the second worst rating overall. Sen. Claire McCaskill got the third worst.
Ranked on a scale of 0 to 100:
Kit Bond (R): 8.33
Claire McCaskill (D): 16.6 (tied for third-worst)
Republican Jim Talent, the Senate lawmaker McCaskill unseated last year, notched Missouri's best score, a 25. Porkbusters classified the state as a whole as a "Top Porker," with an average score of 16.6.
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