Kentucky ag commish wastes taxpayer money on trip

Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Jamie Comer is the only Republican to win a statewide office in 2011 - and he's living down to expectations. Which of course is why The Media is pushing him to run for governor. After all, aren't the Republicans morally entitled to win every election they set their sights on?

Recently, Work-for-Less Jamie was sent on a state-funded trip to Washington, D.C. That itself wasn't wasteful, since he had state business. But he ran up a huge bill for lodging and meals and stuck the taxpayers with the excess. The hilarious thing is, nobody would have even noticed if the Republican blogosphere hadn't defended Comer for it even before it became a story.

On the night before flying to D.C., Comer lodged at a fancy Crowne Plaza in Louisville. If he had to stay overnight that night at all - which is doubtful - couldn't he have used a Super 8? And in D.C., he spent over $200 a night on lodging.

Instead of eating inexpensive meals, Work-for-Less Jamie devoured a costly steak dinner on at least one occasion.

Comer might have had cause to spend a little more if he had boogly-wooglums dripping out his nose and had to seek medical care. But there's no evidence that was the case.

Something tells me we're gonna have fun with this Tea Party idiot in '15.