Politicians have been known to buy lavish gifts with tax
payer dollars. That isn’t news.
But when they claim they don’t know what constitutes gifting
and what doesn’t, well that is just a bit concerning.
But when they claim they don’t know what constitutes gifting
and what doesn’t, well that is just a bit concerning.
Virginia governor Bob McDonnell isn’t sure of the definition
either.
According to reports, McConnell’s wife was given a gift of a
pricey Rolex watch, about $6500, from a campaign donor, which she in turn ‘gifted’
to her husband.
Isn’t that re-gifting*, the tackiest form of gift giving? Even JerrySeinfeld knows that. And why would a
woman accept a watch if it was meant for a man, unless she planned to give it
to a man in the first place?
McDonnell doesn’t know, and he had a time trying to explain it on a Richmond radio show earlier this week, conceding to the age old defense, “I simply can’t comment on it right now while it’s being investigated.”
McDonnell doesn’t know, and he had a time trying to explain it on a Richmond radio show earlier this week, conceding to the age old defense, “I simply can’t comment on it right now while it’s being investigated.”
The governor of Virginia is being investigated?
“Never in my 22 years of public service...has anyone called
my integrity into question”, he told the radio host.
May not be ‘questionable’
to you, McDonnell, but to some, a big deal.
Here’s more.
[Side bar commentary: Ok, maybe it didn't go as far as re-gifting, but it makes for some humorous commentary, right?]
[Side bar commentary: Ok, maybe it didn't go as far as re-gifting, but it makes for some humorous commentary, right?]
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