You can't make this sort of stuff up:
Federal economic stimulus cash was handed out to cons behind bars in Bay State prisons after a bureaucratic snafu resulted in $250 checks being sent to some inmates - and now red-faced feds want it back.
It gets better:
Not only did the feds send the cash to incarcerated cons, but they failed to respond to state officials who sounded the alarm about the inmate windfall - now the subject of a national probe.
The state Department of Correction initially withheld stimulus checks mailed to 23 inmates because prison officials believed the convicts were not entitled to the cash, said DOC spokeswoman Diane Wiffin.
The DOC said it released the funds after the federal government ignored several requests for guidance.
Democrats spent $787 billion on shit like this and nobody at the White House can figure out why the economy is still tanking and the deficit is still climbing.
Morons.
Remember: According to Bill Maher, Barack Obama is one of the smart ones...
"Federal economic stimulus cash was handed out to cons behind bars in Bay State prisons after a bureaucratic snafu resulted in $250 checks being sent to some inmates - and now red-faced feds want it back."
How are they going to do that? Threaten them with prison?
Posted by: PeterUK | August 25, 2009 at 07:03 PM
Not only did the feds send the cash to incarcerated cons, but they failed to respond to state officials who sounded the alarm about the inmate windfall - now the subject of a national probe.
So, a gubbermint bureaucracy was indifferent to the results of their labors. At least not until they were embarrassed.
Color me surprised.
Posted by: JeffS | August 25, 2009 at 07:42 PM
I wonder if Mark got his?
Posted by: PeterUK | August 25, 2009 at 07:49 PM
Bureaucratic snafus can be corrected. Cock ups of this magnitude, not so much.
Looks like Obama can really choose the smart ones!
Posted by: JeffS | August 25, 2009 at 08:14 PM
You can trust them! They're PROFESSIONALS!
Posted by: richard mcenroe | August 25, 2009 at 08:22 PM
"You can trust them! They're PROFESSIONALS!"
Which ones,the crooks or the prisoners?
Posted by: PeterUK | August 25, 2009 at 08:27 PM
Yes.
Posted by: richard mcenroe | August 25, 2009 at 10:31 PM
None of those cons was Whitey Bulger, was it? Oh wait, they haven't found him yet. I guess we'll have to wait until Teddy the Fish gives a death bed order to Obumbles to pardon him. Then again, what did Whitey ever do for Obumbles? Hah - see what I did there?
Posted by: Tim | August 25, 2009 at 11:31 PM