How many "Get out of jail free" cards...

[alvarezadams]

...does the current admin have?

Audit Finds U.S. Hid Cost of Iraq Projects

BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 29 — The State Department agency in charge of $1.4 billion in reconstruction money in Iraq used an accounting shell game to hide ballooning cost overruns on its projects there and knowingly withheld information on schedule delays from Congress, a federal audit released late Friday has found.

The agency hid construction overruns by listing them as overhead or administrative costs, according to the audit, written by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, an independent office that reports to Congress, the Pentagon and the State Department.


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The inspector general also found that the agency had not reported known schedule delays to Congress. On March 26, 2006, Bechtel informed the agency that the hospital project was 273 days behind, the inspector general wrote. But in its April report to Congress on the status of all projects, “U.S.A.I.D. reported no problems with the project schedule.”


http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/30/world/middleeast/30reconstruct.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

[prole100]

1. Unlimited - Reelection Not A Problem - Impeachment No Possible

Let the end times begin - praise god - glory Hallelujah!

[Totally Committed]

2. It's really so daunting and depressing.

Even Teflon has things that stick to it sometimes... especially after a lot of wear. This administration has rigged the system so well, that even when the worst stuff comes out about a Republican -- ANY Republican -- it almost always manages to bounce off him/her. If it wasn't so disgusting, I'd be in awe.

TC

[mcscajun]

3. As many as they need; they own the printing press.

Unfortunately.