Kabuki financial theatre -- Congress net worth up 15 percent from 2004 to 2010 while the average American sees their net worth decline by 8 percent in the same timeframe.

``If we want a true barometer of the political system in our country we need only look at how well our Congress did between 2004 and 2010. The median net worth of Congress went up by 15 percent during this time while the typical American saw it fall by 8 percent''