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November 19th at 1:09PM

Wealthy Freshman Congressmen Challenge Capitol Hill's Old Money

POSTED BY: Ethan Ris


For those of you worried that the ascendant Democrats would usher in a new era of ordinary Americans governing in Washington, you have nothing to fear! There are plenty of new out-of-touch plutocrats set to take office.

Roll Call reports that many incoming legislators more than easily qualify for Barack Obama's socialist tax hike, including...

* New Virginia Senator Mark Warner, who founded Nextel and is worth $91 million

* New Wyoming Representative Cynthia Lummis, who apparently owns $17 million worth of cattle

* New Idaho Senator Jim Risch, who is taking Larry Craig's seat and is worth $20 million (most of which will be spent on industrial-strength disinfectant for that seat)

In case you were wondering, none of these freshman lawmakers will even come close to topping the reigning king of Washington wealth.

What, you really don't know who that is? John Kerry, of course! He's worth at a minimum $231 million, and that doesn't include anything held solely in Theresa Heinz-Kerry's name.

It also doesn't include the millions he spent on advertising in the Chicago media market promoting himself as a candidate for Secretary of State.

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by drew November 19th at 3:16PM
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November 5th at 11:27AM

Massachusetts Smells Something In the Air and It Definitely Isn't Change

POSTED BY: G. Xavier Robillard

That's right people. Do you smell that heroic sticky dank freedom scent, all the way from Boston to the Berkshires?

The smart, bold, and obviously high people of Massachusetts voted YES on Question 2, which decriminalizes marijuana. The new law goes into effect in 30 days, after which point any vagabond caught with AN OUNCE or less will be fined $100 (which will pay for the Big Dig) and be cited with a civil, rather than criminal offense. Which makes smoking the spliff more like jaywalking, and in fact, any enterprising young pot-slinger will be able to pay for their civil fine by selling off part of that ounce. But really, does anyone walk around with an ounce of the chronic? You'd have a bike messenger bag full of Altoids Tins to carry it. Massachusetts passed the measure with a resounding 65% percent in favor of reefer madness.

I was going to say something else. But I forgot. I'm hungry. Is there a Taco Bell around here?

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