Find the hat

Mayor Ragsdale presented his audit response yesterday afternoon. Once again, MR promised to be good going forward; once again, there were references to all the accomplishments of his administration; once again, the real issue - a fundamental lack of integrity in his office - was skirted.

To no one's surprise, the Mayor and his posse had conjured up all those pesky receipts the auditor said were missing. The final word? WE'RE CLEARED! Let's have a party!

Here's a flash: a receipt for an expense that never should have occurred to begin with does not clear anyone.

I'm reminded of an old saw about a sales rep who lost his rain hat during an out of town trip. He bought a new one and turned in the receipt on his monthly expense report, expecting reimbursement.

"We don't pay for hats," the accountant informed him, which didn't sit too well with the rep.

Next month our hero turned in his expense report as required with all necessary receipts. The accountant looked it over and saw no problems until he came across this note scribbled in the margin of the report:

"Find the hat."

That's the chore in front of us, fellow taxpayers. Find the hat.    

Comments

[bird_dog]

Exactly! Credit Card statements provide no details - just date, vendor, amount. According to his highness, just charging something on the county's credit card, in his case, proves it was county business. But former employees can't use the same reasoning? We are held hostage to this jerk because NOBODY who has the authority will DO ANYTHING!!!

If Ragsdale can't be dismissed on small, provable, charges, there is no hope for the bigger issues involving millions of dollars in the bogus industrial complexes...

[Powell Poet]

Blogs like this are what you get when you cross an accountant with a writer .....

[Powell Poet]

Actually, that could be a joke:

What do you get when you cross an accountant with a writer?

TABLOID BOY.