A Real Heist

Most of the time, the conservative watchdog group called Americans for Prosperity strike us as a bit hysterical. According to their Web site, the group’s harmless-sounding mission is to “advocate for public policies that champion the principles of entrepreneurship and fiscal and regulatory restraint.” But it’s outraged at a $1 million grant for a Woodstock museum and nauseated over the idea that the federal government might kick in $100,000 for an online weight-loss program in Iowa — where more than 25 percent of residents are clinically obese.