Every year, John McCain’s Senate office releases a list of the worst pork projects of the years. Turns out that in recent years, three of those lists have contained requests made by his new running mate.

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.