Posted on 04/02/2012 1:50:52 PM PDT by TonyInOhio
General Services Administration head Martha Johnson has resigned along with two of her deputies, reportedly over an impending inspector general’s report detailing lavish spending on a Vegas conference for a handful of government employees:
Organizers spent $835,000 on the event, which was attended by 300 employees. The expenses included $147,000 in airfare and lodging at the hotel for six planning trips by a team of organizers. Among the other expenses were $3,200 for a mind reader; $6,300 on commemorative coin set displayed in velvet boxes and $75,000 on a training exercise to build a bicycle.
“When the White House was informed of the Inspector General’s findings we acted quickly to determine who was responsible for such a gross misuse of taxpayer dollars,” White House Chief of State Jack Lew said in a statement to The Washington Post. President Obama “was outraged by the excessive spending, questionable dealings with contractors, and disregard for taxpayer dollars,” Lew said, “and called for all those responsible to be held fully accountable.”
The GSA is basically the federal government’s office managers, providing things like office space, desks, and cars to other agencies. One of its charges is to develop cost-saving administrative strategies. . . .
Guilty.
Question: Epitomize hypocrisy.
: D
I’m thinking the biggest waste was for the mind reader, because they sure as hell weren’t thinking.
“....King Obama will get to appoint the embezzler of his choice”
Paging John Corzine
Right you are!
Our only hope to counteract the 50 % who pay no FIT is to create a groundswell to IMPEACH Dictator Baby-Doc Barack before 11-12.
Meanwhile, the drumbeat of Dictator Baby-Doc Barack continues to grow louder : -— regulate -— control -— destroy -— Regulate -— control -— destroy -— REgulate -— control -— destroy -— REGulate -— control -— destroy -— REGU
This was all done at Anthoney Marnel’s ‘M’ Resort. Marnell is tied up with Sig Rogich in the DesertXpress hi speed rail boondoggle which Harry Reid now conveniently switched support for. Rogich also ran Republicans For Reid.
A whole lot of corruption going on. See my book on Reid http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php
“Eedit’? Iz dat you? Gyet me a beeah, will ya?”
“BTW, she keeps her pension. “ This is theft and fraud. Why is she not in jail?
According to the article... Because she was instrumental in making sure after she left no one would do it again either... ahahahahhahhaha! (sarc off)
Be corrupt. Resign. Collect pension. Double-dip by taking a government job elsewhere. Rinse...repeat.
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