STATE DEPARTMENT BOOZE BILL HAS DOUBLED UNDER OBAMA!!
Posted on 04/15/2010 7:35:18 AM PDT by McGruff
Months after President Obama urged federal agencies last year to cut wasteful spending, the U.S. Department of State paid $3,814 to fill an order of Jack Daniel's whiskey for gratuities at one of its many overseas embassies.
The booze buy wasn't unusual.
Last year alone, the State Department sent taxpayers tabs totaling nearly $300,000 for alcoholic beverages — about twice as much compared to the previous year, according to an analysis of spending records by The Washington Times.
The purchases, small and large, included $2,483 to pay for "assorted spirits for gratuities to vendors" at the U.S. mission to the United Nations in New York, and $9,501 in "Christmas gratuities" of whiskey and wine at the U.S. Embassy in South Korea.
Taxpayer watchdogs say while accounting for a small fraction of the State Department's overall budget, some of the liquor expenditures reflect larger concerns about stewardship of federal tax dollars at a time when many recession-weary Americans find themselves struggling to hold onto jobs and pay mortgages.
"It's indicative of the disconnect that bureaucrats have when they spend our money," said David Williams, vice president of policy at the nonpartisan Citizens Against Government Waste.
State Department spokesman Noel Clay said such expenditures are permitted under law.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
I guessed it would be more like $3 million.
pay your taxes.
I'd guess a lot of conservatives drank twice as much in 2009 as in 2008 too.
What wasn’t reported is that, with Ted Kennedy out of office, next year’s alcohol tab is estimated to be $7.50.
This fellow Texan prefers Jefferson’s Reserve Very Small Batch Bourbon. Excellent and not priced out of the range of most people.
STATE DEPARTMENT BOOZE BILL HAS DOUBLED UNDER OBAMA!!
Maybe if the Left Demorats stayed sober they would see the light on over spending in all areas
Hey now, cut them some slack! It's a big step down from Gentleman Jack or Jack Daniel's Single Barrel to regular Jack Daniel's! /sarc
(At least nobody told them about the $350 bottles of 23-yo. bourbon at Heaven Hill in Kentucky.)
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” Napoleon
Absolutely. That’s a great book...I will have to pick it up again. I haven’t read it in many years.
Bottoms Up??
lala land...and she is hearing:
I feel witty.....o so witty
I feel witty and pretty and gaayyyyyyyyyy!
What a sow
I like George Dickel better than JD.
DP and I were at the National Conservatory once, viewing an exhibition of Poinsettias, and the staff was setting up for a Senate function of some kind. *Oceans* of booze.
You think your boss sucks!
But....But....But.....Sarah Palin is asking for BENDABLE STRAWS......that is much more news worthy and wasteful...
Sheesh.....
I’m surprised this is the only photo of HC sauced.
Why didn’t she dump that jerk husband and have a real life. Oh well.
“Jack Daniels is low rent swill.”
What can I say, I’m a low rent kind of guy. Even worse, I put Coke (the soft drink) in mine.
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