“Porn rentals, duck islands and moat-cleaning are among the frivolities British members of Parliament have charged to their expense accounts. The people of the UK are appalled. It is estimated that the scandal could cost more than half of Britain’s 646 MPs their seats in the next election. Hyping the outrage, the New York Times’ John F. Burns writes of ‘an upsurge in public anger over venality that seems to have run like a virus through the House of Commons.’ But when it comes to living large with the public’s money, members of Parliament have nothing on members of Congress.” (06/11/09)