[Hank Rearden]

Here's the way to look at it:

Ashcroft essentially took the entire federal income tax payment of TWO hardworking middle-class families to order draperies, thus satisfying his own personal inclinations.

In other words, two families were deprived of a replacement car, appliances, clothes, tuition money, food or anything else you can imagine because John Ashcroft is a prude.

Thanks a lot, Big-Goverment Republicans!

Every time you hear about the government spending a million dollars, just picture it as the ENTIRE tax payment of 250 hardworking middle-class families. A billion spent is the ENTIRE tax payment of 250,000 hardworking families, on average.

Helps to put it in perspective, doesn't it? If We The People don't strangle the flow of money to D.C., those parasites will spend it all and keep whining for more.

[Dane]

Oh please, what about the taxpayer money that was spent for the statue. I bet you it was more than $8,000 in today's dollars.

Why don't you complain about the waste FDR made with the commission of the statue?

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Ashcroft let me down on this one, I get the feeling he uses the stalls all the time.

[Hemingway's Ghost]

Helps to put it in perspective, doesn't it? If We The People don't strangle the flow of money to D.C., those parasites will spend it all and keep whining for more.

Dig it. Excellent post, Hank.

[jmp702]

Excellent.

[twocents]

Very well said.

They could sell the statue on eBay and get back the money FDR spent on it.