Hey, I love a good outrage at Donny Two-Scoops as much as the next guy, but…I’m gonna save it for a better target this time.
For a 3-week period, $7,100 for portable toilets does not seem that far out of line. I am assuming that the Secret Service did not seek this contract for frivolous purposes - that is, that they foresaw a valid need for facilities wherever their agents would be following His Orangeness and made plans accordingly.
According to the site below, a basic porta-potty costs around $200/day. For a 20 day rental, that’s $4,000 for a single unit. If they needed 2 or 3 units then suddenly $7,100 doesn’t seem all that out of line.
If it turns out they needed the toilets because Tangerine Shitgibbon wouldn’t allow them to use the course facilities, THEN the outrage can begin in earnest.
There is a piece of law called the “Anti-Deficiency Act” and it is regarded by those working in government as a very big deal. People are routinely investigated and lose jobs over it. Basically, and to over simplify a bit, it is illegal to spend money that you don’t currently have allocated for that purpose by congress. A subset to that overall rule is that you can’t require employees to work for less than they normally would earn, just because you don’t have that money – again, spending money you don’t have for that purpose from congress. And, unlike private sector, It is legally difficult to re-task money that congress has appropriated to you for other things. There are a very few exceptions to that rule, but not many.
Trump has effectively painted the leaders of the Secret Service into an impossible corner: either stop protecting people, or break the law by spending money that you don’t have. We’ll, they’re not going to stop protecting people, anymore than the military is going to refuse to do their missions, so these folks are probably in real trouble.
Well I’m hesitant to call it fake news, just poor reporting. Reporters need to put stuff in context and explain the implications of the facts they discover. It’s kind of their job.
But yes, Trump would call this fake news because… well, because it comes from any news service that doesn’t start with a BREI or a FOX.
The Hillsborough Democrat has called for Trump to be removed from office under the 25th Amendment, which allows the vice president and two-thirds of the Cabinet to declare a president unfit.
The problem with that is that the Vice President and 2/3rds of his cabinet are equally unfit.
Someone said why aren’t Democrats shouting about this toilet business, well, here’s what they are saying but maybe not shouting. They’re trying to makes themselves heard knowing they have so little that is available for replacement.
Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance (Los Angeles County), has called for legislation requiring a psychiatrist to be present at the White House, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, has introduced a congressional resolution calling for Trump to undergo a physical and mental evaluation to see if he’s fit to remain president.
Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles County), has taken the oust-Trump effort a step further, last month introducing articles of impeachment against the president.
Well, i guess it’s some benefit to have Republicans on record supporting a mentally incompetent Commander in Chief. Still, that’s pretty damned depressing. Oh well. It’s Friday. Tonight i’ll drink a beer to drown my sorrows instead of celebrating the weekend. Second verse same as the first. Say lahvee.
Someone should ask SHS today about the terms of the lease agreement with Imperial Latrines. Was the fee based on time actually in use? Or volume of feces deposited? Or frequency/number of time of use? Other details affecting the fee would be the quantity of toilet paper used (if any). These are all relevant questions regarding the use of taxpayer money.
Well… Don does need a porta-potty following him around the golf course for the the sh#t he spews… it was gold plated???
Obviously Don’s golf clubs don’t have toilets???
Sounds about right.
