As Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) sat today in a federal courthouse while jurors were chosen in the federal trial against him, he received at least one piece of good news:  he was the biggest earmark winner in the continuing resolution/mini-bus that was released today, and which has already passed the House. In all, there were 2,321 earmarks worth $6.6 billion.

The complete database of earmarks , compiled by Taxpayers for Common Sense, shows that Stevens scored $238.5 million in earmarks among the Defense, Homeland Security, Military Construction/VA, and disaster aid bills that were part of the mini-bus debated today in the House.  As these are the only appropriations bill we'll see until next year, Stevens is the top dog when it comes to 2009 earmarks.  The big winner among House members is Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), with $111.1 million.

Other notables:

Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS): $226.6 million
Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV): $224.9 million
Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI): $222.2 million

Rep. C.W. Bill Young (R-FL): $134.3 million
Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA): $70.0 million
Rep. David Obey (D-WI): $51.5 million