Posted on 05/31/2011 3:57:24 PM PDT by Justaham
Limousines, the very symbol of wealth and excess, are usually the domain of corporate executives and the rich. But the number of limos owned by Uncle Sam increased by 73 percent during the first two years of the Obama administration, according to an analysis of records by iWatch News.
Most of the increase was recorded in Hillary Clinton’s State Department.
Obama administration officials said most of the increase reflects an enhanced effort to protect diplomats and other government officials in a dangerous world. But a watchdog group says the abundance of limos sends the wrong message in the midst of a budget crisis. The increase in limos comes to light on the heels of an executive order from President Obama last week that charges agencies to increase the fuel efficiency of their fleets.
According to General Services Administration data , the number of limousines in the federal fleet increased from 238 in fiscal 2008, the last year of the George W. Bush administration, to 412 in 2010. Much of the 73 percent increase—111 of the 174 additional limos—took place in fiscal 2009, more than eight months of which corresponded with Obama’s first year in office. However, some of those purchases could reflect requests made by the Bush administration during an appropriations process that would have begun in the spring of 2008.
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It’s only your tax money.......what the hell is wrong with that. They are elite’s.
Compassionate liberals.
Party members earn their limos.
Only privately owned vehicles have a carbon footprint.
I’ll bet they were all Chevy Volts.
Unexpected.
Think of all the Grey Poupon jobs he’s saved.
Think of all the Grey Poupon jobs he’s saved.
Movin’ on up! Finally got that piece of the pie. /s
The Ruling Class is Livin’ Large!!!!!!!!!!11
The word we’re all searching for is “nomenklatura”.
I love this, from Drudge: Limo story just under the cuts to food stamps.
Congress Mulls Cuts to Food Stamps Program Amid Record Number of Recipients...
Up 39% Since Obama Took Office...
Number of federal-owned limousines has soared under Obama...
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