Pentagon Art: $600,000 Gurgling Toad Sculpture

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An all around well written piece.

ecigarette of AL 1:14PM February 20, 2012

May be the best blog post yet!!!

anvelope of AL 2:53PM February 19, 2012

Either way, I am sure that whoever wins WILL SPEND the money! Why do they NEED a "nature park" EITHER?

Ted Weissgerber of PA 7:08PM January 31, 2012

All 'round amazing blog.

Wordpress Tutorial of AL 1:49AM December 31, 2011

Anyone know whether the fairy was allowed to flutter her gigantically expensive wings in the new building, or did this idea get put aside as the waste it really represents?

Seprella Stumacher of KS 1:10PM August 03, 2011

Notice the last paragraph where it says:
What's more, the official said that the $600,000 is federal money, and that no Alexandria funds will pay for the art.
What difference does it make whose money it is... 600k is 600k. Don't spend it on this right now.

Pat R of IA 11:41AM April 30, 2011

Jules, you give $200,000 to that artist and I'll shoot her on general principle!

Vincent Vega of WA 3:44PM April 23, 2011

In this economy, whoever is doing this kind of shopping with tax payers money should be fired. With the unacceptable deficit raging out of control, we have no use for someone who can't see that every dime needs to be cut and saved or used for a better purpose than this absurd wasteful spending. America is DONE with this type of brainless decision making and TIRED of the hemorrhage. STOP THE FINANCIAL BLEEDING FROM THE TAXPAYER ALREADY!

Lynn may of CA 1:12AM April 17, 2011

This actually makes me angry. Are they kidding? $600,000 could by or troops better equipment, pay towards securing our borders or be used to start safer oil drilling practices in America. Could this be why America is in debt? Gee I wonder. I wish there were a few intelligent people in Washington; is that to much to ask as a tax payer.

Patty of MO 7:26PM April 11, 2011