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<blockquote data-quote="Lue C Fur" data-source="post: 810643" data-attributes="member: 25159"><p><span style="color: blue">More of our govt officials spending our tax dollars on themselves:</span></p><p> </p><p>Washington D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown finds himself in hot water over his choice of a work vehicle. According to <em>The Washington Post</em>, Brown ordered up a fully-loaded Lincoln Navigator L on the district's dime ahead of his January 2 inauguration, and more than a few eyebrows have been raised at the luxury SUV's $1,900 per month lease payment. Like most localities, our nation's capital is facing a sizeable budget shortfall this year – currently hovering at around $400 million.</p><p></p><p>But it gets worse from there. Brown reportedly demanded a black-on-black Navigator L for his personal use, and when the first vehicle showed up with a gray interior, he insisted the problem be rectified. As a result, Washington D.C. is currently paying to lease <em>two</em> Navigator L models at $1,900 month each, and the one with the gray cabin apparently can't be returned until October. Additionally, a dealer had to drive the inauguration vehicle from Coldwater, Michigan to Washington, D.C. at a cost of $1,500.</p><p></p><p>Brown, meanwhile, says that he never intended for the vehicle to be a fully loaded luxury SUV, and that he merely requested a black-on-black model. But <em>The Washington Post</em> reports that emails acquired via Freedom of Information Act requests show that the fully-loaded vehicle was sought per Brown's specifications.</p><p> </p><p><em><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/22/report-d-c-councils-kwame-brown-embroiled-in-lincoln-navigato/" target="_blank">http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/22/report-d-c-councils-kwame-brown-embroiled-in-lincoln-navigato/</a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lue C Fur, post: 810643, member: 25159"] [COLOR=blue]More of our govt officials spending our tax dollars on themselves:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] Washington D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown finds himself in hot water over his choice of a work vehicle. According to [I]The Washington Post[/I], Brown ordered up a fully-loaded Lincoln Navigator L on the district's dime ahead of his January 2 inauguration, and more than a few eyebrows have been raised at the luxury SUV's $1,900 per month lease payment. Like most localities, our nation's capital is facing a sizeable budget shortfall this year – currently hovering at around $400 million. But it gets worse from there. Brown reportedly demanded a black-on-black Navigator L for his personal use, and when the first vehicle showed up with a gray interior, he insisted the problem be rectified. As a result, Washington D.C. is currently paying to lease [I]two[/I] Navigator L models at $1,900 month each, and the one with the gray cabin apparently can't be returned until October. Additionally, a dealer had to drive the inauguration vehicle from Coldwater, Michigan to Washington, D.C. at a cost of $1,500. Brown, meanwhile, says that he never intended for the vehicle to be a fully loaded luxury SUV, and that he merely requested a black-on-black model. But [I]The Washington Post[/I] reports that emails acquired via Freedom of Information Act requests show that the fully-loaded vehicle was sought per Brown's specifications. [I][URL]http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/22/report-d-c-councils-kwame-brown-embroiled-in-lincoln-navigato/[/URL][/I] [/QUOTE]
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