California opens its wallet for Iraq

California taxpayers have foot the Iraq War bill to the tune of $57.8 billion so far -- nearly 13 percent of the total war spending, according to a liberal anti-war group that has broken down war spending state-by-state.

The National Priorities Project estimates come as Congress is considering a $147 billion Department of Defense spending bill. The group estimates that if that and other war-related funding requests are approved, California's share of Iraq spending will mount to $78.1 billion.

That's more than any other state -- hardly a surprise, given California's population size.