And powerful Republicans who won Congress by promising to cut pork have begun to complain publicly about their discomfort at supervising a slaughterhouse.

Wash, dry and cut pork into small cubes; add to onion and mushrooms as they cook and brown on all sides.

Remove from oven, and cut pork crosswise into slices.

What they were asked to show was their knife skills by cutting pork.

"They're trying to quick-fix it," he said, "but they should truly begin to cut real fat, duplication and pork barreling."

"The focus should be on cutting pork, not on cutting prisons or police," he said.

To serve more quickly, marinate at least 10 minutes, then cut pork into 1-inch slices, and marinate for 15 minutes before serving.

Score fat, making crosshatch incisions, then cut pork into four equal pieces.

In a speech to a conference of state legislators this afternoon, Mr. Clinton criticized the midyear budget cuts, saying they would "cut too much people and not enough pork."

This is a man who's gone around saying he's going to cut pork, and that's fine.