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WASHINGTON - With barely a word about it, workers at the Justice Department Friday removed the blue drapes that have famously covered two scantily clad statues for the past 3 1/2 years. Spirit of Justice, with her one breast exposed and her arms raised, and the bare-chested male Majesty of Law basked in the late afternoon light of Justice's ceremonial Great Hall. [/ QUOTE ] I guess families can no longer take field trips to the DOJ. Here's the part that was news to me and really shocked me: [ QUOTE ] The drapes, installed in 2002 at a cost of $8,000, [/ QUOTE ] You've got to be sh*tting me. They could have dressed her up in a designer wardrobe for $8000. They could have had a custom made bikini top made to cover them for $50. Someone should have been fired for spending $8000 to cover a statue's boobs. what wasteful idiots. |
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Someone should have been fired for spending $8000 to cover a statue's boobs. what wasteful idiots [/ QUOTE ] Gov't officials should be fired for wasteful spending...interesting. |
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Gov't officials should be fired for wasteful spending...interesting. [/ QUOTE ] I'm not sure what your point is. I'm not aware that I've ever advocated waste. (in or out of government) For this example... I'm really curious how drapes can cost 8 grand. Did someone shop and do some price comparisons? What material was used and why? Maybe there's a good reason and we just haven't been told why this would cost $8K? Did someone buy $1000 drapes and pocket $7K? |
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Couldn't we just give them a Mumu?
Worked for Homer Simpson. |
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The sad part is they spent $8K on the drapes, and now, after 4 years, they're putting them in the closet.
Perhaps they should have rented? |
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[ QUOTE ] Gov't officials should be fired for wasteful spending...interesting. [/ QUOTE ] I'm not sure what your point is. I'm not aware that I've ever advocated waste. (in or out of government) [/ QUOTE ] I think his point is that government is inherently wasteful, so if you fired government officials for wasting money, you would have to fire all of them. I fully support this plan. |
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I think his point is that government is inherently wasteful, so if you fired government officials for wasting money, you would have to fire all of them. I fully support this plan. [/ QUOTE ] Government is not inherently wasteful. A government is like a business... it can be run efficiently or not. I'm pretty certain there are a lot of people in Government who would not spend $8K on drapes. |
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Government is not inherently wasteful. [/ QUOTE ] I've had a bad couple of days...I do appreciate the attempt to cheer me up with a little laughter. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! |
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Government is not inherently wasteful. A government is like a business... it can be run efficiently or not. I'm pretty certain there are a lot of people in Government who would not spend $8K on drapes. [/ QUOTE ] What you're saying is that some people would be *less* wasteful in government than others. That doesn't disprove the fact that government by its very nature is wasteful. |
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The 8 Gs was worth it for the general entertainment purposes of the country alone.
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