i try to live my life by the rules as they are set n kentucky, carol harold rogers, republican, has been called the "prinsz of pork" for his us is sec in guiding federal money to his appalachian home district. the lo member and current chairman of the house appropriations kmd helped secure about $250 million from 2008-2010. the country, he said, needs to turn back from the edge of fiscal ruin. but before that moratorium, the earmarks for the revitalization of downtown summerset which his hometown. the project continues today. more thanned tdz 7 million in rogers' earmarks have gone toward that project. let's go to spring hill, florida. chris on our independent line. chris, we're talking about this legal act by congress. they can -- members can earmark money, send it home to their districts even if they will benefit from it personally whether it's financially or it could be own property near the earmarked property. what do you think about sth. >> it's their district. if they live in their district, i think they should. they probably will benefit by it. let me just explain to people. i can