Ten years ago you were considered an important Capitol hill staffer if you had a blackberry. Today you’re part of the in crowd if you’re rocking a government issued iPad. [Toys.gov] Lawmakers are increasingly using taxpayer funds to buy their congressional staff iPads, the Apple-made electronic tablets that cost hundreds …

We don’t know whether we should be pissed about this, or upset we didn’t think of it first. [to each his own] Senator Questions Benefits to ‘Adult Baby’ Coburn sees possible fraud A key senator has asked the Social Security Administration to investigate how people who live their lives role-playing …

Before everybody flies off the handle and starts getting upset about the $1.1 trillion omnibus bill, perhaps we should step back and analyze some of the worthy projects. $125,000 – Fishery equipment for the Guam Fisherman’s Cooperative Association Ever been to Guam? Trust us, this is more than fair, especially …

This would have made more sense last cycle: @PoliticsNation: Bizarre FEC find of the day: Someone at the RNC spent $15 at a pet store on 8th SE and listed the expense as “meals.” Um… It was however salmon flavored. That’s how Mike rolls. RELATED: Mo Money Mo Problems

Or maybe this accurately represents what Congress actually knows about 2008’s market meltdown. Either way, we’re putting the over/under on the number of web designers employed by the stimulus bill to create this magical internets page at 10. And if you’re keeping score at home, the “Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission” …

This is what happens when the voting public finds out you’re about to spend millions of dollars on planes you don’t need. Under criticism for appearing extravagant, the House of Representatives is dropping a plan to make the Pentagon buy more civilian-style jets than it requested.  [better luck next time]

Yesterday we told you that Congress accidentally slipped in a few extra dollars in order to buy some fancy jet airplanes that will be used to shuttle them around the globe.  Now we find out that Congress was even more generous than we originally thought. The House Appropriations Committee put …

Months after ripping the CEOs of the Big Three automakers for traveling to Washington, D.C., by private jet, the House approved nearly $200 million for the Air Force to buy three elite Gulfstream jets for ferrying top government officials and Members of Congress. Because if you’re a nation in a …

We understand the process of slicing ham is really complicated and dangerous, but for the record, we would’ve done this $900,000.  [oh wait, it was frozen]

Against frivolous spending and against grand-standing.