What happened to Prudence and Transparency?

Well, it has happened again. Congress is using stimulus money to fund pet projects. Today an article by the Associated Press pointed to several projects that had been a much lower priority on the list of border upgrades. The process is secretive and therefore not "transparent" as Obama suggested it would be. I am tired of being treated like this by my government. This is not government of the people for the people. This is government by those who are rich enough to fund a campaign for their pet projects. Originally, the Founding Fathers had intended to have a balance in government that would limit amounts spent balanced with need. A question that needed to be answered in this equation was "Can we afford it?" Another question was "What will the program for which money will be spent do to the rights and individual freedom of the people?" (These two questions come from Leon Skousen's book The 5000 Year Leap) I see nothing like this happening. Our government can't afford to do anything with this trillion dollar budget deficit - thanks to Obama. I cannot believe that our leaders think that they can just strap the next generation of Americans with our debt because they refuse to act prudently.