http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2008/04/06/frivolous-government-purchase-card-spending-or-media-sensationalism.aspxThis weekend the Associated Press (AP) released a story that hit the Internet like wildfire implying federal workers at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) racked up over $2.6 billion in credit card charges at luxury hotels and high-end retailersenCommunityServer 2007 SP1 (Build: 20510.895)http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2008/04/06/frivolous-government-purchase-card-spending-or-media-sensationalism.aspx#1239Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:44:24 GMT0818fdd8-5679-476d-9536-9a7a82355f32:1239Bob<p>To read the headline we should be outraged. However, praising government employees for doing a good job does not sell newspapers. I do not know what is worse the papers for dreaming up and writing about everything VA in a bad light, or the clueless politicians who follow along like lap dogs.</p> <img src="http://ohmygov.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1239" width="1" height="1">http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2008/04/06/frivolous-government-purchase-card-spending-or-media-sensationalism.aspx#1230Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:51:10 GMT0818fdd8-5679-476d-9536-9a7a82355f32:1230» VA charges $2.6 Billion to credit cards: Government waste or media Credit Card on Credit Speak: Find Info, News and More on Credit Card<p>Pingback from &nbsp;&amp;raquo; VA charges $2.6 Billion to credit cards: Government waste or media Credit Card on Credit Speak: Find Info, News and More on Credit Card</p> <img src="http://ohmygov.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1230" width="1" height="1">http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2008/04/06/frivolous-government-purchase-card-spending-or-media-sensationalism.aspx#1222Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:14:29 GMT0818fdd8-5679-476d-9536-9a7a82355f32:1222» VA charges $2.6 Billion to credit cards: Government waste or media… Credit Card on Credit Speak: Find Info, News and More on Credit Card<p>Pingback from &nbsp;&amp;raquo; VA charges $2.6 Billion to credit cards: Government waste or media&amp;#8230; Credit Card on Credit Speak: Find Info, News and More on Credit Card</p> <img src="http://ohmygov.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1222" width="1" height="1">http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2008/04/06/frivolous-government-purchase-card-spending-or-media-sensationalism.aspx#1221Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:09:32 GMT0818fdd8-5679-476d-9536-9a7a82355f32:1221VA charges $2.6 Billion to credit cards: Government waste or media…<p>Pingback from &nbsp;VA charges $2.6 Billion to credit cards: Government waste or media&amp;#8230;</p> <img src="http://ohmygov.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1221" width="1" height="1">http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2008/04/06/frivolous-government-purchase-card-spending-or-media-sensationalism.aspx#1219Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:25:22 GMT0818fdd8-5679-476d-9536-9a7a82355f32:1219» VA spends $2.6 Billion in credit charges: Government waste or media Credit Card on Credit Speak: Find Info, News and More on Credit Card<p>Pingback from &nbsp;&amp;raquo; VA spends $2.6 Billion in credit charges: Government waste or media Credit Card on Credit Speak: Find Info, News and More on Credit Card</p> <img src="http://ohmygov.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1219" width="1" height="1">http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2008/04/06/frivolous-government-purchase-card-spending-or-media-sensationalism.aspx#1217Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:15:42 GMT0818fdd8-5679-476d-9536-9a7a82355f32:1217» VA spends $2.6 Billion in credit charges: Government waste or media… Credit Card on Credit Speak: Find Info, News and More on Credit Card<p>Pingback from &nbsp;&amp;raquo; VA spends $2.6 Billion in credit charges: Government waste or media&amp;#8230; Credit Card on Credit Speak: Find Info, News and More on Credit Card</p> <img src="http://ohmygov.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1217" width="1" height="1">