Friday, September 29, 2017

Good-Bye [Former] HHS Secretary Dr. Tom "Private Jets" Price!


No A quick graphic yet -- posting by iPhone. Zero surprise: he chose poorly, and. . . thus, 45 is plainly losing control of his narrative, here -- day by day.

And so we may grin, as we bid adieu -- to yet another Trump crony/appointee who enlarged himself, on the public dime, before being caught. I mention it, for it now leaves a government oversight sector that represents one-sixth of the US economy. . . without leadership and guidance. But given some of what he was doing, perhaps that is a. . . better thing, in the near term. Here's the bit:

. . . .Politico, which first reported on Price’s repeated use of chartered jets, has estimated the total expense of the taxpayer-funded trips exceeded $400,000 — and it reported early Thursday evening that his White House-approved flights on military planes to Africa, Europe and Asia cost more than $500,000.

Besides the charter flight issue, Trump has also directed some of his frustration at Price over the inability of Republicans in Congress to pass a health-care-reform bill.

During a speech in July to a gathering of Boy Scouts, Trump said — jokingly at the time — that Price could lose his job if a bill didn’t pass.

“He better get the votes,” Trump said. “Otherwise I will say, Tom, you're fired. . . .”


Underneath all the hubris, he actually had a few good ideas -- but like so many 45 appointees, his out-sized ego has been his undoing. Onward. Ever. . . onward -- I am off grid until Monday night, now. . . travels -- but nary a single private jet on the itinerary. Smile.

नमस्ते

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

We do grin. At least here~!

Anonymous said...

For your interests, this was his message on Friday to staff:

HHS Team:
What a great joy it has been to serve with you.
As you likely know by now, I have tendered my resignation effective at 11:59PM today.
The honor of leading the incredible folks at HHS is one I shall always treasure and never forget. Having gotten to meet and work with so many of you, I’ve never met a more dedicated, committed group of folks.
Please know I shall be thinking of you and encourage you to remember the people, patients, and partnerships we’re all privileged to serve.
Duty is Ours – Results are the Lord’s!
Thomas Price, MD

condor said...

Thanks so much, Anons.!

I guess “duty” includes abusing the taxpayers’ funds — and thus I am unclear as to the “honor” that would bring his (or anyone’s) “Lord”...

These egotistical knuckleheads are so... tone-deaf.

And nary a peep about controlling assault weapons, with 58 dead and 515 wounded.

I may revise the masthead to reflect mass shootings by automatic weapons — as a running total — since the tiny handed tyrant took office.

Off grid with billable stuff — May return around Wed. aft.... we shall see. Do hold your loved ones tight!

Namaste