“Bureau of the Census” on The Daily Caller

Census employees on Sunday pushed their wares — red canvas tote bags, water bottles, stickers — and worked the crowd at a gun and knife show in Abilene, Texas. A few days before that, they chilled out and answered questions at a BCS tailgate party in Pasadena. And in Phoenix last week, census employees treated visitors at the Urban Indian Center to “a DJ mixing the beats, a live band … some Indian hoop dancers,” and “delicious Indian fried bread loaded with beans, lettuce and cheese,” according to the department’s website. (more)

Given Senator Ben Nelson’s (D-NE) sweetheart deal to force federal taxpayers to pick up the cost of mandatory Medicaid expansion in Nebraska, Members of Congress are obviously unfazed about the future costs of their handiwork and the turmoil it will cause among the other states. (more)