Time after time, Missourians have watched as Claire McCaskill says one thing and does the opposite. McCaskill complained about excessive government spending—then she voted for the failed stimulus bill,Obamacare, and bailout after bailout. She criticized cap-and-trade legislation—then she voted to allow the EPA to impose draconian regulations of carbon dioxide. She condemned extravagant taxpayer-funded travel by members of Congress—then she billed taxpayers for her own travel on her husband’s private plane. Although she pretends to be different, Claire McCaskill is exactly the kind of double-speaking Washington politician that Missourians are sick and tired of. ”
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Missouri GOP slams McCaskill for hypocrisy
The Missouri Republican Party is having a field day with the revelation that Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. charged 85 flights on a plane owned by her husband's company to the taxpayers. The senator has agreed to repay $88,000. The following statement was issued by Lloyd Smith, Missouri GOP director:
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Claire did have a 'wardrobe malfunction' on this deal.
Heck, it may have even been a case of Nancy Pelosi envy with Nancy using an AF jet and all.
At least she paid it back. How many republicans have paid back all the money they have screwed the state out of?
Eventhough she is one of the wealthiest US Senators, she will not release the family personal tax returns. Will she tell us about the foreign offshore bank accounts? Or, will she tell us about the Medicare and Medicaid empire her family built with our federal and state tax dollars? Or, will she tell us about billing the federal government for private charter flights that used her own plane? No on all counts, that is, until someone catches her. Then in the latest newspeak words of her spokes person:
“She understands that the optics of the bigger picture may not seem as cut and dry, so she’s more than happy to address that concern as well,”
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/03/09/2712621/mccaskill-repays-money-for-chartered.html#ixzz1GFrd2rbW
4:26, You are encouraged to provide a list with specific examples.
6:42, Of course she is not going to reveal this information. Apparently she does not have to and she sure is not going to volunteer the information.
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