After narrowly missing the fiscal cliff, the President went out of his way to thank the Senate and Congress for getting things done.

Granted, it wasn't an Academy Award speech, but it could have been given the performance he delivered as he congratulated everybody from his "extraordinary" Vice President Joe Biden to Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and even Speaker Boehner.

It was quite a spectacle really, but puuuulleeeassssse…now for the back- room details.

Behind the scenes, there was plenty of f-bombing, poison pilling and grandstanding leading up to the deal – and that was before the members of Congress and the Senate actually got serious with their usual ultimatums followed by earnest- looking sound bites and posturing.

And for what?…

According to Washington, they not only prevented the nation from going off the fiscal cliff, but also did lots of good things for America. Whether that's true or not depends on your perspective.

Given the fact taxes have increased for 77% of Americans thanks to payroll tax changes, and another $4 trillion stands to be added to the deficit, that's debatable.

But what gets me really riled up is the amount of pork contained in the bill.

For a bunch of lawmakers who were supposedly so busy and so involved in "negotiations," they were remarkably productive when it came to special interests.

Take a look at what else was packed into this sausage: