Muffingate (or Maybe Washington Just Doesn't Like Us)

This is about Washington and their $16 muffins, not a vice squad sting. I just wanted to make that clear. Years ago the Pentagon got busted for their $400 hammers and $600 toilet seats (that last one must have wiped your ass for you), and now it's the Department of Justice and $16 muffins and $10 brownies. Those muffins must be made with some pretty exotic ingredients. Are they also Fair Trade? That could make them more expensive. The $10 brownies, well, sad to say, I've seen those in Chicago and New York in the past. They are almost worth the inflated price. 

Ever get the feeling that Washington just doesn't like us?

Ever think that once we put people in Washington, they adopt the "fuck 'em" mentality?

At a time when the economy is so bad that it's on everyone's minds and lips, why is shit like this happening? And who is the idiot who did the math and thought because the rooms were comped that the muffins were a good deal? How about this --> have your damn conference in a conference room and use video conferencing to link everyone. Those airlines are tacking on more fees in case you hadn't noticed. Free room + $16 muffins + $10 brownies + $$$$$ airfare =  REPEATING REMEDIAL MATH 

I worked at one of the country's largest law firms, and I tracked the budget for the worldwide litigation group. I was charged with watching the expenses of every conference around the firm and every meeting held in my little corner of the office. If a breakfast with Choices A was too expensive, Choices B was chosen. In my home, if I save $14 on the grocery bill because of coupons, I don't spend $42 extra in entertainment that week.   

Welcome to the next government shutdown....

It isn't rocket science; it's a budget. And I swear we need to elect extreme coupon queens.