It's Not the Money, It's the Principle of the Thing

Ok, it's the money, too, although it's the merest drop in the ocean of fiscal irresponsibility recently foisted on us by congress: $1.7MM for pig odor research in Iowa (H/T: Babalu). As a symbol of Democratic excess, it is pretty hard to beat.

Here, fellers; try this. In fact, maybe the congress could use a little Mitchum, too: