Senate to Woodstock Museum: Whoa. Sorry, Man

We don’t usually like to get political around here (unless it involves one of our non-profit programs, like “Donuts for Toddlers” or “Hairplugs Now!”), but we found this story funny: “Senate Quashes Grant for Woodstock Museum.” It’s about voting down a million dollars that was proposed to be sent to form a museum in Woodstock, NY that would serve as the de facto destination for information on the 1969 concert held there. We think it’s funny because, really, does this sort of thing need federal funding? Seems like you could go into any bank in the country and say, “Hey, I want to build a thing that lots of wealthy ex-hippies will want to come spend money at” and they’d instantly put a pen in your hand to sign the loan.