Countertop thinks the .gov's priorities are out of whack. They're too busy to debate tax relief. Energy independence, who needs it? But preventing the sale of what's legal to give away, that's important.

The new federal law would grant state and local law enforcement agencies funds to investigate and prosecute the men -- brothel owners and pimps...

"You're out of luck," said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.), summing up the bill's message to the customers.

"The johns use and abuse these young women," said Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-Ohio). "And pimps -- you can call them slaveholders, the masters out in the field."

Prostitution is as old as marriage itself, and getting rid of it is impossible. But that doesn't stop Congress from trying. Their solution: throw money at the problem. Taxpayer money. Your money.