Agree 100%. The chartered jets and big hotel bills are questionable, but at least could be legit. (Although, we should bear in mind that every dollar Steele wastes could be going to support for GOP candidates.)
But, there is no possible justification for the sex club charges. It is outrageous that contributions paid for this, and for me it costs Steele the benefit of the doubt on all the other expenses.
I never subscribed to the Two Minutes’ Hate on auto execs when they got called on the carpet for owning large private jets last year. There’s any number of extremely good reasons for leasing or fractional ownership (or even outright ownership) of a business jet. If you’re the CEO of a big company (or the RNC, for that matter), your time is allegedly very valuable. A Citation or Learjet can get you from point A to point B just as fast as a commercial airliner, with immensely less hassle, no waiting in TSA lines, and if used prudently, the ownership/leasing costs can be easily justified.
Rats tend to try and paint bizjets as status symbols of the filthy rich, and they can be. But there’s a lot of practical uses for them too. Besides, what’s the difference in the CEO of General Motors flying around on a Gulfstream and Nancy Pelosi grabbing an entire damn VIP-kitted Boeing 757 from the USAF and galloping around? Oh, wait, never mind, I remember now...it’s OK if government does it with MY money, but not OK if GM does it with THEIR money.
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