Political irony is most delicious.

For the past two weeks, intensity over pork barrel politics has grown hot.  Nationwide “tea parties” protested politicians feeding at the public trough at the expense of American jobs, economic growth and general well being.

So what knocked those stories off the proverbial front page?

Swine flu.

It was bad enough that Mexico was sending day laborers across the border to siphon public funds for education, health care and law enforcement, but now, our southern neighbor is providing a potentially deadly disease.

I love pork.  Had some great ribs last night, in fact.  And, of course, bacon.  Still, Porcine-Americans might want to get a new PR firm.

Or, a bailout.  After all, if pork can’t get pork, the terrorists win!