During the past 10 months, Congress has dealt its fair share of “get out of jail free” cards to a slew of failing industries.So who’s standing next in line trying to take advantage of the government’s capricious fetish for doling out money they don’t have?Porn.In what many view as an apparent publicity stunt, adult entertainment moguls Larry Flynt and Joe Francis stated last week that they will be traveling to Washington, D.C., to seek a financial bailout from the U.S. government. The desired capital to be earned from the concession, according to sources, would put the package somewhere around $5 billion.In an interview with TMZ, Francis, CEO of the Girls Gone Wild franchise, asserted the proposal was not a publicity stunt.”Well, it seems as if the government has changed its policy and now its just handing out money,” Francis said. “We have a $13 billion industry that is very in need of correcting, so I’ll be happy to take their money.”Both Francis and Flynt maintain they are very serious about the issue, and they’ve got the lobbyist support to prove it. They also confirmed they will embark to Capital Hill in a fuel efficient Toyota Prius, hoping to avoid the mistake auto executives made by flying personal jets to their congressional hearings.Though the venereal industry hasn’t suffered any cataclysmic dysfunction yet, Francis insists the protection would be greatly beneficial in helping to erect the limp sector.After months of congressional unrestraint in cranking out appropriated funds with very little oversight or logic, the porn industry might have landed itself a legitimate case.Sadly enough, their principles aren’t that far fetched.In a statement issued this past week, Hustler baron Larry Flynt demanded, “It’s time for Congress to rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America. America can do without cars and such but they cannot do without sex.”The truth is, if the same logic applies to all industries, why not?If you’re going to kill free market economics by subsidizing failing organizations and implementing socialistic standards, who is exempt?The answer, analytically speaking, is nebulous.Only one thing can be certain at this point — the days of congressional restraint and fiscal responsibility in this country seem to be over.So will Congress stock block the porn industry, or will they bend over backwards and insert more pork into the sagging sector?At this point, I wouldn’t put it past them.—Contact Scott Burns at [email protected]