Senator Chuck Schumer is not down with the idea of people selling their tickets to the presidential inauguration next week. And he has “asked” Craigslist and eBay to cease and desist offering them.  It is a matter of civic hygiene, don’t you know.  As the senator helpfully explained, “Having a ticket to the inauguration is a privilege, it’s not something that should be used to make a profit.”

There are some 250,000 tickets and where do you suppose they come from? Turns out they, “are distributed through congressional offices.” And it would be a fair supposition that they have been distributed to people those congressional offices would like to reward and thank for previous favors.  Which is to say … campaign contributions.