Comments on: If I Had a Really Expensive Hammer… http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/17/if-i-had-a-really-expensive-hammer/ America's favorite blog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:22:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Landis http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/17/if-i-had-a-really-expensive-hammer/#comment-2387 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/17/if-i-had-a-really-expensive-hammer/#comment-2387 <i>We</i> certainly will pay for it, all of it. Are you sure you're not actually moonlighting for the White House Communications Office? We certainly will pay for it, all of it.

Are you sure you’re not actually moonlighting for the White House Communications Office?

]]> by: Mr_Grant http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/17/if-i-had-a-really-expensive-hammer/#comment-2388 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/17/if-i-had-a-really-expensive-hammer/#comment-2388 John Johnson WOULD think it's a good deal. I know John Johnson. He's in the 2nd year of a 5-year lease on a 2002 Land Rover Discovery, under which he'll eventually pay 15% more than the MSRP. John Johnson WOULD think it’s a good deal. I know John Johnson. He’s in the 2nd year of a 5-year lease on a 2002 Land Rover Discovery, under which he’ll eventually pay 15% more than the MSRP.

]]> by: Linkmeister http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/17/if-i-had-a-really-expensive-hammer/#comment-2389 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/17/if-i-had-a-really-expensive-hammer/#comment-2389 <i>"...may God continue to bless American."</i> Um, don't you mean, "<b>lease</b> American?" “…may God continue to bless American.”

Um, don’t you mean, “lease American?”

]]> by: Anonymous http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/17/if-i-had-a-really-expensive-hammer/#comment-2390 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/17/if-i-had-a-really-expensive-hammer/#comment-2390 Hey, as long as millions of tax dollars go to uberwealthy Americans why should we worry. The president says it's good for all of us, and even though I can't understand it, I'm sure that he does. $500 toilet seats? That is literally nothing! My wife is a defense contract auditor. The yearly amount of fraud she catches annually is millions. So what happens to the money? Well usually political figures show up to defend the poor contractors (contrubutors) and the higher ups (political appointees) just let them have it. Only fear of never working again has kept us from going to 60 minutes. I'm a regular on this site but because her e-mail is read (and some times censored), and because the patriot act is not friendly to government workers who dissent (or their husbands) I'm not leaving my name this time. Hey, as long as millions of tax dollars go to uberwealthy Americans why should we worry. The president says it’s good for all of us, and even though I can’t understand it, I’m sure that he does.

$500 toilet seats? That is literally nothing! My wife is a defense contract auditor. The yearly amount of fraud she catches annually is millions. So what happens to the money? Well usually political figures show up to defend the poor contractors (contrubutors) and the higher ups (political appointees) just let them have it. Only fear of never working again has kept us from going to 60 minutes.

I’m a regular on this site but because her e-mail is read (and some times censored), and because the patriot act is not friendly to government workers who dissent (or their husbands) I’m not leaving my name this time.

]]> by: John Isbell http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/17/if-i-had-a-really-expensive-hammer/#comment-2391 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/17/if-i-had-a-really-expensive-hammer/#comment-2391 I wish I could think of a comment for _, but I guess you've reviewed the options. I do have one thought: probably the most decent person in the Senate now is Feingold, the only vote against the Patriot Act (99-1). I think you could trust him if you made an anonymous contact (to start with at least). Of course, this may be common knowledge in the Senate, but maybe not. He's also the kind of guy who fights: McCain-Feingold was not easy. Great post, natch. I had some lame joke and it's this: I just think we should all have faith and trust the president and by the way I'm no longer a virgin. I wish I could think of a comment for _, but I guess you’ve reviewed the options. I do have one thought: probably the most decent person in the Senate now is Feingold, the only vote against the Patriot Act (99-1). I think you could trust him if you made an anonymous contact (to start with at least). Of course, this may be common knowledge in the Senate, but maybe not. He’s also the kind of guy who fights: McCain-Feingold was not easy.
Great post, natch. I had some lame joke and it’s this: I just think we should all have faith and trust the president and by the way I’m no longer a virgin.

]]> by: Steve Jones http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/17/if-i-had-a-really-expensive-hammer/#comment-2392 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/17/if-i-had-a-really-expensive-hammer/#comment-2392 McCain held hearings on this lease arrangement, and is vehemently opposed to the deal. _, if you do drop a note to Feingold, cc McCain. He's been channeling Bill Proxmire lately. I have faith and trust the president, and now I'm a virgin again! McCain held hearings on this lease arrangement, and is vehemently opposed to the deal. _, if you do drop a note to Feingold, cc McCain. He’s been channeling Bill Proxmire lately.

I have faith and trust the president, and now I’m a virgin again!

]]> by: rachael http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/17/if-i-had-a-really-expensive-hammer/#comment-2393 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/17/if-i-had-a-really-expensive-hammer/#comment-2393 are these actual excerpts or do you write for the onion? i thought HAMMER was a code word for 8-BALL and TOILET SEAT meant CASE OF MOET. neither of these are made in america, so i don't get it. are these actual excerpts or do you write for the onion? i thought HAMMER was a code word for 8-BALL and TOILET SEAT meant CASE OF MOET. neither of these are made in america, so i don’t get it.

]]> by: Anonymous http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/17/if-i-had-a-really-expensive-hammer/#comment-2394 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2003/09/17/if-i-had-a-really-expensive-hammer/#comment-2394 John Isbel, According to my wife, most of the contractors she audits are honest, and helpful, making the audit easy and enjoyable. Some are honest but incompetent, some are dishonest and incompetent, and a few are dishonest and competent. They are the problem. On the one major issue that "60 Minutes" would lead the season with, my wife was between a corporation and about $20-30 million of fraudulent billing. This is enough money to make it worth the corporation’s time to enlist congressmen and former military elite (generals and admirals). It was not a surprise that owners of the corporation are personal friends of Bush. The shocking thing that came to light was that the congressman who made her bosses stand down was a liberal from out west, someone known as a champion for liberal causes. It's easy to say that it is her duty to bring this fraud to light, but we enjoy our life and we know that life as we know it, would end if she did. Last year Time Magazine had 3 whistle blowers as persons of the year, that's great. What they didn't show was the 99% of all whistle blowers who never work again, lose their homes, suffer depression, etc. Remember the confidential whistle blower hot line installed under Clinton. It's not there any more. Remember Jeffrey Weygand (sp?)who ratted out the Tobacco industry? Even 60 Minutes left him to hang in the wind. My wife still does her work well, she feels bitter that what she does is being short circuited by corruption, but like most folk she just goes on and concentrates on the good things of the job and life. Oh and the big kicker? W is looking to privatize her job so that a corporation would now watch out for America's interest. I especially don't want to sign my name now. John Isbel,
According to my wife, most of the contractors she audits are honest, and helpful, making the audit easy and enjoyable. Some are honest but incompetent, some are dishonest and incompetent, and a few are dishonest and competent. They are the problem.
On the one major issue that “60 Minutes” would lead the season with, my wife was between a corporation and about $20-30 million of fraudulent billing. This is enough money to make it worth the corporation’s time to enlist congressmen and former military elite (generals and admirals). It was not a surprise that owners of the corporation are personal friends of Bush. The shocking thing that came to light was that the congressman who made her bosses stand down was a liberal from out west, someone known as a champion for liberal causes.
It’s easy to say that it is her duty to bring this fraud to light, but we enjoy our life and we know that life as we know it, would end if she did. Last year Time Magazine had 3 whistle blowers as persons of the year, that’s great. What they didn’t show was the 99% of all whistle blowers who never work again, lose their homes, suffer depression, etc. Remember the confidential whistle blower hot line installed under Clinton. It’s not there any more. Remember Jeffrey Weygand (sp?)who ratted out the Tobacco industry? Even 60 Minutes left him to hang in the wind.
My wife still does her work well, she feels bitter that what she does is being short circuited by corruption, but like most folk she just goes on and concentrates on the good things of the job and life.
Oh and the big kicker? W is looking to privatize her job so that a corporation would now watch out for America’s interest.
I especially don’t want to sign my name now.

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