[Mo1]

* Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens) tools around in a Lexus - monthly payment, $1,062.85. Total yearly cost to the taxpayer: $12,754.20.

monthly payment, $1,062.85 for a car ???

's more then my mortgage payment on my house

[mewzilla]

Since these are Critters, only two year leases, which is what makes them so exorbitant.

[eddie2]

The Highs and Lows
Most Expensive CarsCost Per Month
Rep. Mike Ross (D., Ark.): Ford Expedition$1,248.31
Rep. Howard P. McKeon (R., Calif.): Acura $1,231.51
Rep. Dennis A. Cardoza (D., Calif.): Chevrolet truck$1,227.17
Rep. John Sullivan (R., Okla.): Chevrolet$1,180.99
Rep. Bob W. Ney (R., Ohio): Lincoln$1,078.21
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D., N.Y.): Lexus$1,062.85
Rep. John Doolittle (R., Calif.): Toyota Highlander$1,073.73
Cheapest CarsCost Per Month
Rep. John R. Carter (R., Texas): Chevrolet Tahoe$210.65
Rep. Sue Wilkins Myrick (R., N.C.): Honda Accord$214.79
Rep. Anthony D. Weiner (D., N.Y.): Chevrolet Impala$219.00
Rep. Maurice D. Hinchey (D., N.Y.): Nissan Altima$256.74
Rep. Danny K. Davis (D., Ill.): Mercury$266.55

[ohioWfan]

About the same as our mortgage with taxes included!

Do these people have no self-control in any area of their lives? Do the people of Queens (or Harlem) know about this waste of THEIR money? Is this what they think it should go for?

Thanks for the ping, Mo. Disgusting, but not surprising.