Unhappy Desk Jockeys
Governor Ehrlich and Comptroller Schaefer exercised wised judgments as stewards of the people's money today. The two men teamed up to block the purchase of $2 million in desks for the new Office Building for the House of Delegates at this morning's Board of Public Works meeting.
It humors me that House leaders think that furniture built by prison inmates is not good enough for their needs. Of course, that is easy to say when you are spending millions on another new, opulent legislative building.
Those who are upset by the lack of new desks (for the moment) at least need to realize that they are the stewards of the peoples money. I cannot wait to see how the Democratic legislators who are in support of these desks will defend their support of these purchases in lieu of their never-ending criticisms of the Governor for underfunding education.
The desks are a symptom of the rampant culture of overspending that pervades the General Assembly. I am thankful that we have a fiscally prudent Governor who is in place to combat such ridiculous expenditures.
It humors me that House leaders think that furniture built by prison inmates is not good enough for their needs. Of course, that is easy to say when you are spending millions on another new, opulent legislative building.
Those who are upset by the lack of new desks (for the moment) at least need to realize that they are the stewards of the peoples money. I cannot wait to see how the Democratic legislators who are in support of these desks will defend their support of these purchases in lieu of their never-ending criticisms of the Governor for underfunding education.
The desks are a symptom of the rampant culture of overspending that pervades the General Assembly. I am thankful that we have a fiscally prudent Governor who is in place to combat such ridiculous expenditures.
posted by Brian Griffiths at 8:06 PM
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