Was she blubbering when she asked?Now that she's finished looking backward,and blaming everyone but herself,it's clearly time to "move on".Sorry,governor,this buck stops at your desk.
"When so much money is available, it draws people of less than perfect character," H. Walker Feaster, inspector general of the Federal Communications Commission, said.
Half-wit!As opposed to the perfect characters where?The various IG's?This is also the problem with giving legislators salaries,health benefits,and retirement benefits.
...close scrutiny of federal employees who now enjoy a $250,000 — rather than a $2,500 — purchase limit for Katrina-related expenses on their government-issued credit cards.Previous government audits have shown that the credit cards, which typically have a purchase limit of $2,500, were improperly used to pay for prostitutes, gambling activity and even breast implants. About 250,000 federal employees have the government credit cards.
This is wonderful.One wonders whether these improprieties resulted in criminal charges,restitution to the taxpayers,or even the loss of credit card priveleges for the holders.
First responders are local and state, and the governor and mayor did a pathetic job of preparing their people for this horrific storm,"
I think that this bears repeating.
Maybe she doesn't want to look back,but we sure as hell should.