1.   But when U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts brought home the bacon for the Overland Park Police Department, he issued a news release to proudly take credit.

2.   Members of Congress enjoy their leverage over the FAA, bringing home bacon to their constituents in the form of instrument landing systems, new runways and the like.

3.   Thurmond is a political legend at home, a conservative who has risen above his distaste for government spending to bring the bacon back to South Carolina.

4.   Whether or not the Los Angeles Dodgers bring home the bacon this season, their fans are already expected to merit one savory distinction.