Post by danceswithdogs on Nov 22, 2012 21:59:25 GMT -5
It’s not always easy to tell who’s coming or going as the Obama administration starts its second term, but multiple agencies have quietly commissioned artists to paint official portraits of Cabinet secretaries and other top appointees — an expenditure often seen when officials are on the way out the door or already gone.
The Environmental Protection Agency spent nearly $40,000 on a portrait of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, while a painting of Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley will cost $41,200, according to federal purchasing records. The price tag for a 3-by-4-foot oil portrait of Agriculture Department Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack: $22,500.
All told, the government has paid out at least $180,000 for official portraits since last year, according to a review by The Washington Times of spending records at federal agencies and military offices across government.
Obama does love spending OUR money, doesn't he? How, exactly, is this lavish spending helping the "poor" that Obozo speaks so eloquently about helping? Could some down and out street person be the "artist" hired to paint these lavish portraits?
Why not pay some graffiti "artist" a few thousand less to do the same job? I bet the outcome would be the same-if not better.
The Environmental Protection Agency spent nearly $40,000 on a portrait of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, while a painting of Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley will cost $41,200, according to federal purchasing records. The price tag for a 3-by-4-foot oil portrait of Agriculture Department Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack: $22,500.
All told, the government has paid out at least $180,000 for official portraits since last year, according to a review by The Washington Times of spending records at federal agencies and military offices across government.
Obama does love spending OUR money, doesn't he? How, exactly, is this lavish spending helping the "poor" that Obozo speaks so eloquently about helping? Could some down and out street person be the "artist" hired to paint these lavish portraits?
Why not pay some graffiti "artist" a few thousand less to do the same job? I bet the outcome would be the same-if not better.