Saturday, May 19, 2012

GOP congressman costs military $14,500 per drip pan


A long term and therefore powerful Republican/Teabagger Congressman from Kentucky, Harold Rogers a/k/a "The Prince of Pork", has shown his concern for the debt crisis by steering the US military to buy a helicopter part from a manufacturer in his district for $14,500 more per unit than a competing company charges. In return the Congressman and his party have received a substantial stream of donations from the company owner. And we thought $800 toilet seats were bad.

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