The Administration Spent $2.5 Million to Advertise That They Can’t Control Spending — By: Jim Geraghty – (Campaign Spot)

Written on February 8th, 2010 by barryfail

Think about how much goodwill would have been generated if the president or Commerce Secretary Gary Locke had said last week, “These are not ordinary times; we’re running a $1.6 trillion deficit. As much as we would like to spend $2.5 million on an ad promoting the census during the Super Bowl, we just can’t justify the cost at this time.” Instead it’s full-speed ahead on even the most extravagant government spending, and we get to see Ed Begley Jr. doing a schtick that would have been cut before the dress rehearsal on Saturday Night Live .

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The Administration Spent $2.5 Million to Advertise That They Can’t Control Spending — By: Jim Geraghty – (Campaign Spot)

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