A Quarter Million Down the Toilet

Think $800 toilet seats from the 80s were a sign of government waste? You should check out the whole toilet at the Interior Department. Nearly a quarter million bucks spent on Secretary Dick Kempthorne's (pictured) powder room. From Al Kamen in the Washington Post:

"Seems Kempthorne spent about $235,000 in taxpayer funds renovating the bathroom a few months ago, which included installing a new shower, a refrigerator and a freezer and buying monogrammed towels...."

Not quite the primitive privies you find in the national parks under Interior's purview.