Via Darleen:
Prosecutors are looking into why the new White House urban affairs director hasn’t paid an architect for house designs made two years ago—the same time he recommended the architect for a lucrative city contract.
Adolfo Carrion, the former Bronx borough president, has said he would pay when he received the bill. But industry experts say the delay of payment is unusual.
“Normally after a project is completed, we get paid,” said Chris Thomas, project manager and architect at AENArchitects in New York City. “I don’t understand why he waited. That doesn’t make sense.”
It would be illegal for an elected official to accept renovation plans as a gift from an architect doing business with the city. And if Carrion pays less than fair-market value, his relationship with the architect, Hugo Subotovsky, would be a conflict of interest.
“The facts, as reported, raise questions we are attempting to get answers to,” Steven Reed, a spokesman for District Attorney Robert Johnson, said Thursday.
Well, in fact, the reason is quite simple. These are urban affairs, and if you’re not urban, they’re really none of your business.
Your kid’s having an abortion? None of your business, either. They’re wards of the state, which is a kinder, juster, more compassionate parent than ever a parent in name could be.
But it does somehow summon up for me (the workings of my mind being strangely inscrutable) the issue of honesty and candor. I did, earlier this week, laud Stacy McCain for exhibiting those qualities to the nines in this post. And to that august company I would also like to induct this young man, writing at Big Hollywood–the creator of Michael Moore Hates America, and this unfortunate gentleman, who demonstrate that people may be poor in fortune, but rich in principles.
He did pay the architect. When he recommended him for a city contract. Newbs just don’t understand how these things are done.
You know what, I hope that when one of these “confidential medical procedures” gets botched, that the enraged parents take the ACLU and whoever else is involved for every penny they have.
Just another criminal member of “the most ethical administration-EVAH!“…
Sounds like a new method to collect debts – Have Obama appoint them to a government position.
i’ll gladly pay u on tuesday
for a angry whopper on monday
oh/ about that superbowl bet
nyet
oh. when the dirty socialist New York guy was nominated, USAT said…
This is so exciting. About Baracky’s bones and all. Who is this Fred Siegel grumpypants person? He’s not with the program at all.
Yes, Tim. We’ve been saying that he’s cleaning up politics one nominee at a time.
On break this month from his new job, he didn’t chop brush on a ranch; he played basketball in Chicago.
Can you imagine a prezzident, during his off time, actually doing CHORES? It’s so plebian. Chores are for the proles.
Not fair, Carin. He’s out splitting hairs right now.
Remember that time that Jimmy Carter tried split a hare with an oar?
He failed at that, too.
The world has gone mad…
Toon from Theo
Some people just want to see the world burn. Goldberg
Cockpit Chatter. Amusing.
Carefully calibrating your fear to accomplish their goals. And it’s quite clear what those goals are.
James Lovelock: Anti-Green Ecologist
Now yet a…
she hands u a nickel
she votes u a dime
she plays touch football
’tis a crime
u pickn’ lincoln pennies off
the floor…
i ain’t gonna huff paint no more…
unless toned armed fluffy bunny rabid terminator chritian bale
bots
break the seal
deal?
nevermind…
smells like …
’tis a crime
the way they wind breeze
dylan
time out of mind
freewheelin’
nashville[burp] skyline
bobby orr/ i was chit chatting w/ the fool teh otre day
he mentioned…blood…mmmm…tracks…?
he mouth be all gummy/ i thought pokey and …
i felt bad…
i prayed….
prayed 4 relief…
blood on the tracks
asshats
i’m going to heaven…
i’m going to heaven..
nyah nyah
Could “Adolpho Carrion” sound any more like a Spider-Man villain?
BBR! Long time no see. To me, though, he sounds like an expensive piece of luggage.