Seven Tea Party Freshmen Spent More Than $106,000 In Taxpayer Money On Personal Cars (Congressmen, Pelosi)

[Savoir Faire]

It aint a tea party if you aint got some bling, courtesy of the tax payers of course.

Though they campaigned on a platform of reducing the deficit and ridding wasteful spending, more than a half-dozen Tea Party congressmen have collectively spent over $106,000 in taxpayer money on personal vehicles.

A 2011 Chevy Equinox, which freshman Rep. Chip Cravaack (R-MN) expensed to taxpayers for more than $25,000

Seven Tea Party Freshmen Spent More Than $100,000 In Taxpayer Money On Personal Cars | ThinkProgress

[TrapperJohn]

We should end that practice. Assign them all a Ford Fiesta or the Chevy equivalent.

[Frank DeForrest]

So if they ran on a platform of fiscal irresponsibility ( as dems) you wouldn't care?

[RobinD69]

Well they could have spent more sounds more like they were being frugal rather than buy say a cadillac escalade running around $45,000. I mean that is pretty cheap compared to Nancy Pelosi's weekly trips to San Francisco on the taxpayers.

Why not show all expendetures for all of congress and lets make real comparrisons.

[RobinD69]

Originally Posted by TrapperJohn

We should end that practice. Assign them all a Ford Fiesta or the Chevy equivalent.

That does make sence.

[helenejen]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

So if they ran on a platform of fiscal irresponsibility ( as dems) you wouldn't care?

We should all care about hypocrisy, should we not?

[Frozenyo]

Oh, but healthcare for babies is just out of the question. Please, these bojangling hypocrites kill me.

[KUchief25]

I suppose they were supposed to pay for their own office supplies, janitorial service, car mileage etc. too in the eyes of savior.

Out of 319 million dollars worth of expenditures think prog zeroes in on cars? I wonder why that is.

[KUchief25]

Originally Posted by RobinD69

Well they could have spent more sounds more like they were being frugal rather than buy say a cadillac escalade running around $45,000. I mean that is pretty cheap compared to Nancy Pelosi's weekly trips to San Francisco on the taxpayers.

Why not show all expendetures for all of congress and lets make real comparrisons.

There is a link at the bottom of the think prog piece that savior probably didn't read.

[KUchief25]

Originally Posted by Frozenyo

Oh, but healthcare for babies is just out of the question. Please, these bojangling hypocrites kill me.

In comes the usual feigned outrage by the left.