While our country continues to plummet into a seemingly irreversible and insurmountable deficit, it seems politicians everywhere continue to swim in their pool of gold coins (a la Scrooge McDuck), sh*t on their solid gold toilets (then wipe with Washingtons), and blow their noses on Benjamins. They understand the plight of the middle and lower class? Unlike the stock market, that’s a lot of bull. You ever wonder just how rich congress is? Our friends at Online Schools created an infographic that puts it all into perspective. Check it out after the jump!

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Supporters of legalization and decriminalization of marijuana received a boost from Capitol Hill Tuesday, as Massachusetts Congressman, Barney Frank introduced a bill to the House of Representatives, which, if passed, would decriminalize marijuana on the federal level. The bill would remove federal penalties for personal possession of up to 100 grams of marijuana (roughly 3.5 ounces)…

So this is not exactly what they said would happen, and I am confused.
Where the hell did the $850B package go? That’s right, it’s not really $700B – add another $150B in EARMARKS…after all of this debating over reducing earmarks, we witnessed the largest earmark in US history. But let’s put that aside for a moment, and ponder… Click to read more

In this, our global economy, everything is a matter of perspective.
At this moment, there are two distinct groups of people looking at each other wonder how the F*%K they got themselves into this situation, and moreover – how are they going to get out. Their situations are grave, and the future of their lives and livelihoods hang in the balance.
As if fat… Click to read more

So it looks like the Congress is going to pass the $700 billion bailout, and that means every single American is going to get saddled with a $2,300 bill. Since that money’s coming out of your pocket, whether you like it or not, you can only think of what you would have otherwise spent that money on, if you were spending it.
What would you have rather spent $2,… Click to read more

In the light of this July 4th, let’s remember, for a moment, why we celebrate this holiday–a day born of rebellion against an unjust system of Government, enacted by a people willing to stand up for what they believed.
As we stand today, engulfed by these tumultuous times, it seems prudent to go back to the wisdom of our beginning–our Decla… Click to read more

This should make you angry: With Iraq still raging, and bullets still raining in Afghanistan, the Bush Administration, along with some compliant Democratic Senators, have been funding covert operations against Iran, conducted by the CIA and Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), according to American Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author,… Click to read more

Is it just me or have we all entered some kind of Twilight Zone in which torture and terror are both permissible as long as the defenders of freedom and democracy are using them?
This past Saturday, March 9, President Bush exercised his veto on a piece of legislation that would have banned interrogation techniques used by the CIA, such as Waterboarding.
In his w… Click to read more

This is too good to be true.
From The AP:
Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian plans to run for Congress, complicating a Michigan race that is expected to be among the most competitive in the nation.
The so-called “Dr. Death,” who was released from prison last year and remains on parole, will run as a candidate with no party affiliation for a c… Click to read more

The approval rate of President George Bush and Congress has plummeted – again.
As of this morning, a Reuters/Zogby poll indicated that only a paltry 29 percent of Americans give Dubya the thumbs-up while a baffling 11 percent approve of the job Congress is doing. Both numbers are a record-low for each, leaving nothing short of complete doubt over the p… Click to read more