Some fiscal conservative he is

The Washington Post has a project where it is "mapping the earmarks," showing earmarks "to dozens of public projects for work in close proximity to commercial and residential real estate owned by the lawmakers or their family members."

Kentucky Republican Hal Rogers, a borderline Tea Partier, is featured. It seems he's earmarked $7.1 million for a project to beautify the area around his home in a residential area in Somerset. 

Rogers is no stranger to such pork, as there are a number of things in and around Somerset named after him or that he at least appropriated money for. 

How in the world can Tea Partiers possibly stomach this guy? This is an example of exactly the kind of stuff they're supposed to be against.