Sunday, March 29, 2009
Politicians - Detroit's ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick
If you need an example of what's wrong in America, just read and digest the items in this news article.
If it wasn't actually true, it would be laughable...
If it wasn't actually true, it would be laughable...
M.L. Elrick and Joe Swickard report on WZZM 13 Online's website:
"Kilpatrick agreed to pay Detroit $1 million over the next five years when he pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice charges stemming from the text message scandal. His job as a salesman for a subsidiary of Compuware pays him $10,000 a month.
Schwartz wrote that Kilpatrick's monthly expenses -- including $2,700 for rent and $900 to lease a new Cadillac Escalade -- total $9,994, leaving him only $6.
'I don't think he was ordered to live a more modest lifestyle,' Schwartz said. 'Is it better Mr. Kilpatrick drives a beat-up Yugo?'"
