Dems Spend Half Million* Taxpayer $ on Resort Trips

Must be nice!

In the "Do as I say, don't do as I do" department, Wells Fargo was excoriated recently and shamed out of sending some of its top people to Vegas as a reward for a job well done, because...they received taxpayer money in the bailout!

Here comes your basic double standard:

The House Democratic Caucus spent more than $500,000 in taxpayer money over the past five years for its annual retreats at resorts in Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Whaaaat? Say it ain't so! A retreat at a resort on the taxpayer dime???? Heads must roll!

On Thursday, Democrats will head to the Kingsmill Resort and Spa in historic Williamsburg, Va., for the three-day planning powwow. The resort boasts multiple championship golf courses, a full-service spa and six restaurants.

Because nothing says "Save the country" like tee time at Kingsmill!

...The topic is particularly sensitive this year after several Democratic lawmakers slammed American International Group (AIG) executives for spending more than $440,000 at a company retreat in Monarch Beach, Calif., just days after the federal government bailed the company out with $85 billion in taxpayer funds.

Yes! But those were "little people"! Not legislators!

...In 2004... the caucus paid more than $27,000 to Executive Jet Management for a chartered flight for Bill Clinton, who addressed the issues conference.

Sure beats first class!

Funny how the royal class of American politicians wants to regulate and micromanage every aspect of American business, but can't seem to follow the same set of standards themselves!

Hat tip Sister Toldjah
Cross posted at Say Anything

*Corrected math. Million, not billion. Too many zeroes in the trillion dollar spending package affecting my math skills!