The 'Michael Scott' of Politics - #430

#430 CHARLIE BAKER
GOP COCKSUCKER GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE FOR MASSACHUSETTS

GOP Cocksuckers have this reputation for being fiscally prudent.

At least they had it before they took on their new mantle; the one of being fiscally INcompetent. I mean, GOP Cocksucker # 412 (GOVERNOR QUITTER) blew $150 grand on clothes when she was the '08 nominee for vice-president under the Old Geezer. Then she spent almost $188 grand of the State of Alaska's money investigating HERSELF in the Troopergate fiasco just to make sure the Old Geezer had no problems with her as the veep candidate.

So it really shouldn't come as a surprise that Baker, whom TPM Muckraker calls the Michael Scott of politics after the hopeless character in the sitcom 'The Office,' is trying to make up for his 10-point lag in the polls by outspending incumbent Massachusetts Governort Deval Patrick by a 2-to-1 margin.

And get a load of what Baker has spent it on so far. Since last August, Baker has wasted:

-$1,000 for a mechanical bull rental
-$4,000 on balloons and confetti
-$1,500 for an American Gladiator-style jousting arena
-$196,000 on catering and room rentals for parties
- Almost $7,000 on lunches
-$6,000 on a holiday party
-$1,500 to have the New Black Eagle Jazz Band play at a fundraiser.

All that was reported between August 2009 and May 2010. Nine months. He's blown over $210k in nine months. And what was the 'defense' one of Baker's aides used? "The mechanical bull was a riot."

I'd expect that from the Drunken Frat Boy.

Well, at least it didn't go toward keeping him out of jail. Not yet, anyway.

With thanks to TPM Muckraker

S. Olson