Over at the Cato blog, David Boaz notes a particularly galling exercise in self-aggrandizement:

The U.S. Capitol Historical Society will hold a reception next week to honor a select group of lawmakers “for their hard work, service, time and the sacrifices made in upholding the office with which they were entrusted.”

One of the people slated to receive such accolades is former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-Calif.).

The disgraced ex-legislator, of course, can’t make the July 19 event or any other social gathering in the near future because he’s serving a prison term of eight-plus years for a bribery scandal you may have heard about…

Another honoree is former Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas)…

Probably goes without saying that this is transpiring on the taxpayer dime.

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