In this story on CAFTA [1], Rep. Roy Blunt (R-K Street) essentially acknowledges that he and the Bush Administration used the U.S. Treasury as a political piggy bank to buy votes for the trade agreement.

Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., the House majority whip, played down reports that the White House was offering favors in return for votes. But he acknowledged that "it didn't hurt" to have the $286.5 billion highway bill - packed with projects for House members' districts_still on the calendar while he and other CAFTA proponents rounded up votes.