Some of these folks are the same ones who threatened to cut off funds for our troops in a time of war..

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The nation’s premier taxpayer watchdog group, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today expressed dismay over the exorbitant final price tag for the Capitol Visitors Center (CVC).

Initially conceived in the early 1990s and projected to cost $71 million, the CVC has become an example of out-of-control government contracting and mismanagement. After costs ballooned and construction schedules spiraled out of control, the three-level, underground monument to congressional excess finally came in at a whopping $621 million and three years behind schedule.

We really, really need regular folks like you and me in Washington. It may be wishful thinking considering the funds it takes today to run any campaign effectively coupled with the fact that most ordinary citizens have no ties to the power brokers who control both houses of Congress, we would stand no chance.

Read the balance of the article quoted above to see just how much was added to this so called “Visitors Center” for the comfort of those the taxpayer already provides handily for.

Written by Sue