The Citizens for Government Waste this week released the "Pig Book," an annual compilation of pork-barrel projects in the federal budget.

"When Congress adopted earmark reforms last year, there was hope that the number and cost of earmarks would be cut in half. By any measure, that has not occurred," said group President Tom Schatz

The 2008 Pig Book identified 11,610 projects (the second highest total ever) at a cost of $17.2 billion in the 12 Appropriations Acts for fiscal 2008.

It awarded Rep. Virgil Goode, 5th District Republican, with one of the group's "Oinker" awards for $98,000 that was earmarked to develop a walking tour of Boydton.

"The town has a population of 474, and covers .82 square miles," the report states. "That's a lot of money for a short walk."

The trophy title
was pretty self explanatory: "This Pork Was Made for Walking Award."

Under the seven criteria the group uses to pinpoint waste, Virginia's $326 million in pork projects ranked 23rd out of the 50 states and the District in pork projects. The District ranked No. 10. Maryland ranked 22nd.

Here is a breakdown of projects for Virginia lawmakers, which included no money for Rep. Eric Cantor, 7th District Republican, who apparently made no earmarks requests for the second year in a row

Sen. Jim Webb (D) 121 projects: $254 million
Sen. John Warner (R) 122 projects: $251.2 million
Jo Ann Davis (R-1st) 12 projects: $18.7 million
Thelma Drake (R-2nd) 23 projects: $30.4 million
Bobby Scott (D-3rd) 31 projects: $69.1 million
Randy Forbes (R-4th) 18 projects: $18.5 million
Virgil Goode (R-5th) 41 projects: $21.7 million
Bob Goodlatte (R-6th) 11 projects: $2.3 million
Eric Cantor (R-7th) zero
Jim Moran (D-8th) 66 projects: $64.5 million
Rick Boucher (D-9th) 19 projects: $14.6 million
Frank Wolf (R-10) 17 projects: $47.6 million
Tom Davis (R-11) 29 projects: $54.9 million