"I do not understand how we Republicans call ourselves conservatives and then treat the taxpayer dollars in this fashion," McCain said in his 2000 speech. "This has to stop." As a matter of fact, Tom Delay(R) House whip was just getting the K Street project underway, where the Republican party amped up annual pork barrel projects from 3,000 to 14,000 during the years 2001 through 2007. Hi, I'm a Republican who is just waiting to get my big teat suck on. You betcha.