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By Chuck Ring (GadaboutBlogalot ©2009 -2011
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Since 2007 exceedingly so … Democratic or Republican. They all know how to spend and waste money in a pathetic way. While you and I are eating on the cheap, our dear prosecutors of the federal brand are wasting our money until it flows like bran through a goose (unclear, think about it.) Those participating in such stupidity should be made to pay us back or face the most ruthless ridicule possible. Let’s take a look at some of the information from the story appearing in The Washington Times and written by Jerry Seper:
The Justice Department and several of its agencies engaged in “extravagant and wasteful” spending on food, beverages and event planning for law enforcement conferences, including paying $16 each for muffins, $76 per person for lunch and more than $8 for a cup of coffee, according to an audit released Tuesday by the department’s Office of Inspector General.
At one conference, a workshop on enhancing judicial skills, participants were served snacks of Cracker Jack, popcorn and candy during a break, costing $32 a person, and also were provided a “deluxe” ice cream assortment that cost $10 per person. The 166 people attending a separate conference of U.S. attorneys were fed beef Wellington appetizers at $7.32 per serving.
The story reports on “themed” snacks during breaks at one conference where Cracker Jacks©, popcorn and other snack were served to the tune of $32 per person:
At one conference, a workshop on enhancing judicial skills, participants were served snacks of Cracker Jack, popcorn and candy during a break, costing $32 a person, and also were provided a “deluxe” ice cream assortment that cost $10 per person. The 166 people attending a separate conference of U.S. attorneys were fed beef Wellington appetizers at $7.32 per serving.
Then there’s the entertainment consultant from Alaska hired to plan an event in Palm Springs,California. Dumb, stupid, idiotic and all of the foregoing abound among these legal giants and mental midgets, but there is not a iota of common sense in the ounces of gray matter contained in the craniums.
There were $16 muffins and and $5.00 Swedish meatballs and a half a million plus paid out for event planning:
Sen. Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, the ranking Republican on the SenateJudiciary Committee, which oversees the Justice Department, was critical Tuesday of the expenditures.
“$16 muffins and $600,000 for event-planning services are what make Americans cynical about government and why they are demanding change,” Mr. Grassley emailed in response to a Times inquiry. “TheJustice Department appears to be blind to the economic realities our country is facing. People are outraged, and rightly so.
“The Inspector General’s Office just gave a blueprint for the first cuts that should be made by the super committee,” he said, referring to the congressional panel charged this year with finding more than $1 trillion in deficit cuts.
Are you as sick as you should be over this mess? There is more to the story and the rest can be accessed from the link below:
A Sordid Affair For Assorted Conferences
Oh. Not that it matters, but the tally for the responsible parties, i.e. Democratic and Republican was: Demos 4 and Repubs 6, which I take to mean, neither party has the corner on the market of stupid and dumb.
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