[my_first_acct]

A Democrat, the late Senator William Proxmire of Wisconsin, was well known for mocking frivolous-sounding research projects. From the Wikipedia article[0]:

"In 1987, Stewart Brand accused Proxmire of recklessly attacking legitimate research for the crass purpose of furthering his own political career, with gross indifference as to whether his assertions were true or false as well as the long-term effects on American science and technology policy."

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Proxmire#Golden_Fleece...

[knowaveragejoe]

It's good to see examples from both sides. That being said, what the above mentions is Republican doctrine, as opposed to isolated cases of politicians(on either side) simply blindly furthering their political careers.