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By Tom Fitton April 15, 2008 Page 3 of 3 "An investigative report released by senators Tuesday showed that government employees used their credit cards in 2005 and 2006 to buy cameras, laptop computers, iPods, high-end suits, lingerie, and steak and booze dinners. "The inquiry by the Government Accountability Office was not the first to discover abuse in federal credit card and travel programs. Previous reports by the GAO and inspectors general have documented federal employees using their government cards to buy baseball tickets, jewelry, cell phones, escort services and, in one instance, breast enhancement surgery for a girlfriend." The Office of Management Budget says it's now ready to crack down on the abuse and would welcome help from Congress. Apparently, there is a bill in the Senate that would allow federal agencies to fire government employees for "egregious abuse of government credit cards." Is it just me, or shouldn't there already be a law on the books that would enable a federal agency to fire an employee for these sorts of egregious abuses? This latest GAO report shows that Washington is full of corruption --- high and low. On the one hand you have congressmen like William Jefferson taking bribes as part of international conspiracy and on the other, credit cards being used by government bureaucrats for plastic surgery. Jefferson is still in Congress and we supposedly can't fire bureaucrats who improperly use taxpayer credit cards. --- Tom Fitton is President of Judicial Watch, a nonpartisan educational foundation that fights government corruption. Visit www.judicialwatch.org for more information on Judicial Watch's legal campaigns and programs. -------------------- Note -- The opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, views, and/or philosophy of GOPUSA.
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