Job Perk The U.S. Senate Rules Committee is thinking of adopting a new rule to make it clear that senators cannot steal historical artifacts from the U.S. Capitol. “We’re not supposed to, but it has been a regular practice over about 150 years,” admits Mississippi Republican Trent Lott, the committee’s chair. In the best case, Senators will get furniture, paintings and other items declared “surplus” so they can buy them for pennies on the dollar. In the worst case, they just take them. On the other hand, Lott says, the rule may be moot. “Most of the stuff is not worth having” since “the good stuff” has already been stolen. (Reuters) ...America’s Democracy: 227 years of pride. America’s Kleptocracy: 150 years of shame. Available in This is True: Book Collection Vol. 10