Teabagger Loves His Government Job So Much He Hires His Daughter At An Inflated Salary

[lame54]

http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/maines-incoming-teabagger-gov-gives-o

December 28, 2010 12:00 PM
Maine's Incoming Teabagger Gov Gives Own Daughter A $41K Job
By Susie Madrak

It's a golden era in government! No more wasteful spending or cronyism! It's a brave new day, where integrity rules every single thing the new Tea Party politicians do: By the way, this same daughter, Lauren LePage, went to school in Florida, where she paid in-state tuition --because LePage’s wife violated tax laws by claiming residency in both Maine and Florida. (She was eventually ordered to pay back taxes).

In other words, business as usual. Teabaggers, you were suckered:

With the strong backing of the tea party movement, Maine Gov.-elect Paul LePage (R) rode a wave of discontent overbull semen taxes to a surprising victory last month, telling President Obama to “go to to hell” and warning a reporter that he would punch him in the face. On the campaign trail, LePage raged against a what he considered a corrupt state government and “pledged to surround himself with ‘the best and the brightest’ and to avoid political cronyism.”

But on Thursday, LePage announced that he had hired his own 22-year-old daughter for a position in the “upper echelon of his administration,” with a salary of $41,000, the Bangor Daily News reports.

According to the current administration, the average entry level salary is $30,000.” Indeed, the minimum starting salary for a certified teachers in Maine is only $30,000, and that requires extra study. Meanwhile, the entry-level salary for a Maine State Police officer is just $36,000 after graduation from the police academy.

And as Maine progressive blog Dirigo Blue points out, LePage’s daughter will also be moving into the governor’s mansion with her father. With taxpayers footing the bill for her rent, utilities, food, and other expenses, “Not only will Lauren be earning $41,000 in direct income, but she’ll be making another $12,000 or more indirectly.”

Maine Democrats Executive Director Mary Erin Casale called the hiring a “brazen display of political nepotism,” but LePage aides said the position is “entry-level and iscommensurate with her experience, work history and education.”

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. a teabagger is corrupt. surprise!

[LynneSin]

14. About as obvious as a bear crapping in the forest

:eyes:

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Hypocrites, each and every one..

[patrice]

3. The basic logic is that certain types of superiority ENTITLE certain persons to EXCEPTIONS to

the laws, rules, ethics, and even morals that govern common folk.

[Crystal Clarity]

4. I used to be proud of my state

But now we've got a corrupt teabagger for Gov, R's running both the State Senate and House, And all constitutional offices. And oh yeah, there's also Snowe and Collins... Sickening!

Oh and BTW the State House pukes elected as their Speaker a pharmacist who bilked MaineCare out of 1.6 million dollars 8 years ago while he was also serving as a State Rep He was the owner of the Pharmacy and pled guilty. He has yet to fully repay the money he stole. :grr:

[Recursion]

5. The current state speaker is a vague acquaintance of mine

And the things she accomplished are just amazing; at least she kept her seat, if not the gavel.

[Crystal Clarity]

8. The State Speaker of The House is a Man

I don't know what you are talking about, but HIS record is FAR from "amazing". It stinks quite frankly.

[Recursion]

9. Current, not incoming

We're talking about Maine's State House of Representatives, right?

[Crystal Clarity]

10. Yes we are, and the new guy has already been sworn in

Hannah is out completely. Term limits. BTW I know her well too. Very well. First name basis. :hi:

[Recursion]

12. Oh, my bad

I thought that didn't happen until January. No praise was meant for the new guy, I swear...

(I had a semester of high school with her and she's the example the rest of us bring up when we get depressed and wonder what the hell we've accomplished with our lives.)

[Crystal Clarity]

13. I figured that might have been the case.

And yes, I agree. Hannah was amazing. She will be very much missed as Speaker of the House. :-(

[lpbk2713]

6. Playing the system for all they can squeeze out of it.

Typical.

[rbixby]

7. But hey, its nepotism, not cronyism!

He never said anything about nepotism, right?

[FreakinDJ]

11. K&R

[Contrary1]

15. "Paul LePage: A fiscal conservative and 'not ashamed of it' "

:rofl: Way to go suckers. I am sooo surprised.

"...He exhaustively touts his accomplishments as mayor of Waterville and general manager of Marden’s, where he has employed a strategy of scrutinizing the fate of every dollar and growing without having to incur debt."

http://new.bangordailynews.com/2010/05/12/politics/paul-lepage-a-fiscal-conservative-and-not-ashamed-of-it/


Edit to add even more hilarity:

Paul LePage is a Republican gubernatorial candidate. Even more important, he is my father.

My dad led a household where family came first. He took an active role in all aspects of our lives, from academics to coaching our sports teams.

My dad also instilled three major values in us: honesty, personal responsibility and perseverance.

All three are qualities that Maine needs in our next governor.

I am proud of my dad for putting his ideas out there.

My dad is a man of great integrity, and he's not afraid to make the hard decisions.

I hope the voters of Maine choose someone who doesn't just make promises, but who lives up to these promises every day, not only in business, but at home, where all change happens first.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:H9HSbs_4UnIJ:www.onlinesentinel.com/opinion/letters/lepage-_lives-up-to-these-promises-every-day__2010-05-27.html+site:www.onlinesentinel.com+LePage+%E2%80%98lives+up+to+these+promises+every+day%E2%80%99&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Lauren LePage
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Fla.

Well, she did say family came first.

[texshelters]

16. And why don't most Democrats point this out more often?

Perhaps because their mouths are full feeding from the same trough. At least they don't pretend that all government all the time sucks.

Peace.
Tex Shelters

[lame54]

17. .