Thomas Friedman had a pretty solid column this weekend in the New York Times, but one sentence from the piece earns “idea of the week” honors even if it was, as Mother Jones’ Andy Kroll points out and Friedman himself admits, a borrowed idea:

Finally, an idea from the blogosphere: U.S. congressmen should have to dress like Nascar drivers and wear the logos of all the banks, investment banks, insurance companies and real estate firms that they’re taking money from. The public needs to know.

Yes, please. Logos on everyone. “I like money…”