Imagine the howls if Governor Blagojevich tried something like this here in Illinois. Or has he?
The end of the federal government's fiscal year — September 30 — is rapidly approaching, and George Bush's minions have had a brainstorm: federal bureaucrats should put off as many purchases as possible until October so that this year's spending looks nice and frugal. After all, we don't want any headlines about skyrocketing government spending just before the midterm elections!Sounds like a fairly conventional accounting trick. Hell, the company I work for does it. But, seriously, is this common in government?
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