Almost missed this story from yesterday's Washington Post. Carl Truscott, the Bush appointee who heads the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, is getting a palatial new office, but the agents in the field are facing cuts in bullet proof vests:
The new headquarters of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the District is at least $19 million over budget at a time when the agency is considering sharp cuts in the number of new cars, bulletproof vests and other basics it provides agents.Listen, the guy who runs the place can't be bothered with pesky details about bulletproof vests, he has serious issues to worry about:
Meanwhile, they said, Truscott has devoted much of his time to the new headquarters. At one meeting, they said, he and his aides discussed the relative merits of shower curtains vs. shower doors, and soap dispensers vs. soap dishes for the building's gymnasium area, which was redesigned to include more workout space. The consensus was shower curtains and soap dispensers, but towel service was ruled out as too costly, the sources said.Seriously, is there one competent person in the Bush administration? For a group who purports to support the troops and support law enforcement, not providing body armor and bulletproof vests is a funny way to show it.
Other meetings focused on the colors of wallcoverings, types of flooring for different areas and details of $2 million worth of educational and historical exhibits, sources said.
