Other people's money.
"In the end, 8 Republican senators voted for the bill. That’s right, 8. Specter and Snowe were consistent - they’ve never seen an outlandish and wasteful, pork packed, deficit-funded spending bill they didn’t like.
Who else joined them?"
Update: And have no fear, beleaguered tax payer; In Midst of Recession, Lawmakers Still Get Their Pay Raise.