Lunchtime Links

Congress hits exotic locales on the taxpayer’s dime.

Comedian, yes, but Franken’s no clown.

Senators who orchestrated TARP hold another title vis-a-vis the banks they bailed out: shareholders.

Unfiltered Facebook comments capture America’s sentiments on health care.

Unsellable McMansions are now open for your viewing pleasure.

Few fear the supermajority, except for maybe RNC Chair Michael Steele.

Despite pleading guilty to bribery charges, Monica Conyer’s name isn’t poison to some.

A visual reminder of the continued drop in jobs ain’t too pretty.

The recent sex scandals reveal G.O.P. hypocrisy on the culture war.