he's written at least four letters seeking funding of varying quantities for different pet projects. pedestrian walkways, solar energy funding and grants from the department of energy to benefit his constituents. his office says that he is not for the stimulus or pork barrel spending, but he's for local projects that benefit his district. >> what has his defense been? >> his defense has very much been we can't afford these massive projects like the stimulus. but i'm going to take each spending measure individually and judge it and weigh how much it affects my constituents. the theme in this thesis, it's pork spending if it's in someone else's district, but not in my district. >> let's bring 2012 into this now. ricker perry is trying to be the conservative figure in the presidential race. he also was okay with accepting $2 billion in fstimulus. >> absolutely. he's one of several president l candidates. in 2008 and '09 we remember rick