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SEVEN TEA PARTY Freshmen SPENT More Than $100,000 In TAXPAYER MONEY On Personal
« on: July 17, 2012, 07:11:56 PM »
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SEVEN TEA PARTY Freshmen SPENT More Than $100,000 In TAXPAYER MONEY On Personal Cars




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" 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 $100,000 in taxpayer money on personal vehicles.


ThinkProgress examined spending records for the 112th Congress and found seven GOP freshmen — Reps. Chip Cravaack (R-MN), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Bill Flores (R-TX), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), and Steve Womack (R-AR) — who had spent an average of $15,000 on cars for themselves. All together, their taxpayer bill totaled $106,643.


There is nothing illegal about the practice of using taxpayer money to lease personal-use cars, but it smacks of hypocrisy for Tea Partiers like Duffy who promised to “lead by example” when it comes to deficit reduction.
Many of the vehicles go beyond a standard sedan. For example, Cravaack is charging taxpayers more than $1,000 a month to pay the lease on his 2011 Chevy Equinox, a crossover SUV with all-wheel drive.


Here’s what the seven Republican freshmen’s congressional offices have spent on cars in the past year and a half:





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Rep. Chip Cravaack (R-MN): $25,580.84

Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI): $24,525.00

Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX): $10,997.45

Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO): $20,978.07

Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH): $4,889.76

Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS): $8,848.00

Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR): $10,746.59


Total: $106,643


http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/07/16/511807/tea-party-car-leases/


Okay, do you really want to go there ? Here are monthly car lease figures,

Quote from:  Congressional car leases, cost per month
Emanuel Cleaver   D-MO   $1,583.33
Sean Duffy   R-WI   $1,316.25
Dennis Rehberg   R-MT   $1,298.00
Dan Burton   R-IN   $1,284.78
John Conyers   D-MI   $1,000.00
Gregory Meeks   D-NY   $1,000.00
Randy Neugebauer   R-TX   $1,000.00
Bobby Rush   R-IL   $1,000.00
Joe Barton   R-TX   $998.89
James Clyburn   D-SC   $994.52
Edolphus Towns   D-NY   $957.21
Dana Rohrabacher   R-CA   $918.63
Cory Gardner   R-CO   $910.74
Kenny Marchant   R-TX   $899.67
Barbara Lee   D-CA   $898.55
John Carter   R-TX   $880.96
John Culberson   R-TX   $880.00
Kevin Brady   R-TX   $871.16
Mike Ross   D-AR   $851.28
Alcee Hastings   D-FL   $839.94
Cliff Stearns   R-FL   $789.25
Laura Richardson   D-CA   $781.88
William Clay   D-MO   $779.08
Michael Michaud   D-ME   $777.78
Gene Green   D-TX   $775.84
Sheila Jackson Lee   D-TX   $768.23
Joe Baca   D-CA   $761.17
Sam Johnson   R-TX   $758.65
Don Young   R-AK   $748.73
Hank Johnson   D-GA   $725.79
Mario Diaz-Balart   R-FL   $722.02
Kevin McCarthy   R-CA   $716.25
Raul Grijalva   D-AZ   $709.28
Jerry Costello   D-IL   $699.69
Michael Simpson   R-ID   $698.13
Mike Coffman   R-CO   $671.51
Nick Rahall   D-WV   $671.41
Howard McKeon   R-CA   $662.83
Andre Carson   D-IN   $657.99
Silvestre Reyes   D-TX   $655.46
Collin Peterson   D-MN   $652.00
Wally Herger   R-CA   $650.00
Lynn Woolsey   D-CA   $647.97
Don Manzullo   R-IL   $619.19
David Dreier   R-CA   $598.92
John Lewis   D-GA   $578.21
Steve Womack   R-AR   $565.61
Karen Bass   D-CA   $562.11
Jesse Jackson, Jr.   D-IL   $540.14
George Miller   D-CA   $520.10
Danny Davis   D-IL   $516.39
Ed Royce   R-CA   $509.98
Stephen LaTourette   R-OH   $502.24
Heath Shuler   D-NC   $485.31
Adam Schiff   D-CA   $484.35
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen   R-FL   $479.86
Phil Gingrey   R-GA   $470.88
Bill Flores   R-TX   $455.55
Gus Bilirakis   R-FL   $449.60
Al Green   D-TX   $436.89
David Scott   D-GA   $432.83
Brad Miller   D-NC   $431.87
Mel Watt   D-NC   $431.81
Mike McIntyre   D-NC   $430.82
Peter Welch   D-VT   $425.68
Bill Shuster   R-PA   $392.00
Anna Eshoo   D-CA   $389.60
Howard Berman   D-CA   $382.78
Bill Johnson   R-OH   $370.13
Jim McDermott   D-WA   $346.46
Ted Deutch   D-FL   $301.17
Ed Pastor   D-AZ   $294.33
Mike Pence   R-IN   $282.68
Xavier Becerra   D-CA   $271.80
John Sullivan   R-OK   $236.78
Rodney Alexander   R-LA   $167.99

from here - http://blogs.ajc.com/jamie-dupree-washington-insider/2012/06/08/congressional-auto-leases/  - the original data can be found here - http://disbursements.house.gov/2012q1/2012q1_singlevolume.pdf

Math time :

Total representatives who lease : 76

Total Democrats who lease - 41 or 21.5% of House Democrats.
Total Republicans who lease - 35 or 14.5% of House Republicans.

Total lease cost per month -

Democrats -$26451.05
Republicans -$24777.86

Even though the average cost per Republican lessee is approximately $62.78 more than the average Democrat, a statistically significant percentage of Democrats choose to lease over owning, vs their Republican counterparts.

Try to spin that, bitches.

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Re: SEVEN TEA PARTY Freshmen SPENT More Than $100,000 In TAXPAYER MONEY On Personal
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2012, 07:27:30 PM »
There is nothing illegal about the practice of using taxpayer money to lease personal-use cars, but it smacks of hypocrisy for Tea Partiers like Duffy who promised to “lead by example” when it comes to deficit reduction.

If I remember correctly, I don't think this is the first attack against republicans where the DUnces and their ilk admitted that there was nothing illegal about the act in question, but it should be stirred up any way.
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Re: SEVEN TEA PARTY Freshmen SPENT More Than $100,000 In TAXPAYER MONEY On Personal
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2012, 07:32:56 PM »
Well, why wouldn't they rent cars? It's not like they drive up in their own cars. This isn't any different than what other companies do.

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Re: SEVEN TEA PARTY Freshmen SPENT More Than $100,000 In TAXPAYER MONEY On Personal
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2012, 07:34:49 PM »
But,but it's the seriousness of the charge ,not that it's legal or not.
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Re: SEVEN TEA PARTY Freshmen SPENT More Than $100,000 In TAXPAYER MONEY On Personal
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2012, 07:38:21 PM »
What about Mooch-elle using tax payers money on trips to france for her, her kids, and her friends? Their cost? $200,000.00+ per trip! You want to talk about hypocrites, look at he DUmmies.
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45. No he is not jocking

Let's assume for a sec you were elected to office.

You live in Maryland, driving is feasible.

You were elected from Colorado, the comute sucks.

Nadin is making sense--I'm speechless.
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Re: SEVEN TEA PARTY Freshmen SPENT More Than $100,000 In TAXPAYER MONEY On Personal
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2012, 08:08:38 PM »
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Nadin is making sense--I'm speechless.

The docs must've adjusted her head meds.  Don't worry, her lucidity won't last long.
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Re: SEVEN TEA PARTY Freshmen SPENT More Than $100,000 In TAXPAYER MONEY On Personal
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2012, 08:08:51 PM »
Quick, someone get the documents to Dan Rather at Kinco's.  Don't forget the frequency.
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45. No he is not jocking

What the hell is 'JOCKING'. Is Nadin racing horses now? Something else to add to her resume?
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What the hell is 'JOCKING'. Is Nadin racing horses now? Something else to add to her resume?

I never figured Nads for much of an athletic supporter... :o
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What the hell is 'JOCKING'. Is Nadin racing horses now? Something else to add to her resume?

I think it's something that happens in gym class Google "Jerry Sandusky".
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Quote from: Delmar on July 17, 2012, 08:07:14 PM
Nadin is making sense--I'm speechless.

And by my count she didn't misspell but two words. Must be a ghost writer or something.
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Nanzy Pelosi spent $100,000 n booze on her taxpayer funded plane in two years.
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Nanzy Pelosi spent $100,000 n booze on her taxpayer funded plane in two years.

If you had to be as close to Nancy Pelosi as Nancy Pelosi is on a daily basis, you'd need $100,000 a year in booze just to stand being around yourself too.
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Quote from: DefiantSix on July 17, 2012, 08:08:38 PM
The docs must've adjusted her head meds.  Don't worry, her lucidity won't last long.
Maybe all this time Nadin has been a mole of moles? A Super Mole?
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Leon Panetta spends $30K per WEEKEND of YOUR money flying to/from Califunny.
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18. he "walked" in my hometown parade on the 4th of July. He came over and was shaking hands

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passing out pencils and campaign shit.

I had my "I only sleep with Democrats" t-shirt and even tho he shook my sister's hand, He totally ignored me and I was right next to her.

He is such an asshole

"He" being Mike Pompeo, KS-4.

Imagine you're US Representative Mike Pompeo. You're walking in an Independence Day parade in your solidly Republican home district, in solidly Republican Kansas. Among the happy, patriotic people you see a wizened, jaundiced, hate-filled piece of living beef jerky looking at you with murder in her eyes. A t-shirt printed with "I only sleep with Democrats" hangs from her bony shoulders.

What do you do?

You do exactly what Mike Pompeo did that day. You shudder inside, silently thank God you were born Republican, avoid eye contact (thank you, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, for that survival tip), and keep on walking.



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« Reply #17 on: July 18, 2012, 08:18:44 AM »
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37. Exactly.

I'd rather focus my energies elsewhere.
I doubt this is going to go any where.

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59. You said, "I'd rather focus my energies elsewhere..."

Like on your own moral and intellectual decay?


My God, these people are nasty. 

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22. Sons of bitches. These shitstains are one of the reasons I haven't been able to find a new job after members of their rat**** party cost me the one I was in for 20 years. And, they are the reason I can't replace that old car with a new one. Words cannot express how much I despise these wastes of human flesh.

I wonder what happened?

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15. Okay - once Schaffer gets a hold of this information

Gardner's toast.

Schaffer has been looking for dirt, and I think you just might have saved his campaign.

 

 :lmao: :rotf: :rofl:

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41. This alone should be enough to put the Teapublicans out of business!

What hypocrites! 
 

 :lmao: :loser:

They really do think somehow that this has toast.  They never think beyond square one, though, about what an opposite-and-equal-reaction might be.   Why do they never learn this? 
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« Reply #18 on: July 18, 2012, 10:01:10 AM »
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My God, these people are nasty. 

I wonder what happened?

 :lmao: :rotf: :rofl:

 :lmao: :loser:

They really do think somehow that this has toast.  They never think beyond square one, though, about what an opposite-and-equal-reaction might be.   Why do they never learn this? 

Look on the bright side.  As long as they are chasing the shiny things, they aren't registering dogs & dead people.
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« Reply #19 on: July 18, 2012, 10:31:09 AM »
Quote from: Duke Nukum on July 17, 2012, 08:55:00 PM
Maybe all this time Nadin has been a mole of moles? A Super Mole?
That's "supper" mole, sir.  :whistling:


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That's "supper" mole, sir.  :whistling:


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Which is something she apparently never misses.  :rotf:
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« Reply #21 on: July 18, 2012, 10:48:06 AM »
Hmmm... what was the cost of Nancy Pelosi jetting around on military aircraft?
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« Reply #22 on: July 18, 2012, 12:03:45 PM »
Quote from: Kyle Ricky on July 18, 2012, 10:39:14 AM
Which is something she apparently never misses.  :rotf:

Unlike it's Roagaine treatments.
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