$6.1 million in congressional staffer bonuses

If you are job hunting in the midst of our nation's financial downturn, consider this: there is an organization that, even when rumored it would experience a shutdown, is still handing out taxpayer money in bonuses!

Care to take a guess at who that might be? Yup, you guessed it.

This is exactly why transparency is so important. It is the first step toward keeping our government accountable.