More spending: Obama Orders Pay Raise for Biden, Members of Congress, Federal Workers...

◼ President Barack Obama issued an executive order to end the pay freeze on federal employees, in effect giving some federal workers a raise. One federal worker now to receive a pay increase is Vice President Joe Biden. - Daniel Halper/Weekly Standard

"Not much of an increase, but an increase all the same," Bier notes.

And the timing isn't great either: Just as President Obama and Congress try to avert going over the "fiscal cliff," he doles out pay increases to federal workers.

◼ Fiscal cliff negotiations update: Biden, Congress to receive pay increases — no other news to report - Doug Powers/Michelle Malkin

Here’s a good question:

Shouldn’t the senate pass a budget before getting a pay raise? weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-or…

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) December 28, 2012