Thorns for IRS excess spending

From the editorial page of The Pottstown Mercury:

THORNS to the already-besieged Internal Revenue Service for participating in a $4.1 million training conference featuring luxury rooms and free drinks. A total of 132 IRS officials received room upgrades at the 2010 conference in Anaheim, Calif., according to a report by an inspector general for tax administration. One official stayed five nights in a room that regularly goes for $3,500 a night, the report said, and another stayed four nights in a room that regularly goes for $1,499 a night. Without the upgrades, the IRS could have negotiated a lower room rate, as required by agency procedures. The inspector general’s report was surfacing as the IRS came under fire again in connection with its targeting of conservative groups during the 2010 and 2012 elections. In all, the IRS held 225 employee conferences from 2010 through 2012, at a total cost of $49 million, the report said. Add outrageous spending to the sins of a government agency already known for its arrogance. 

Thorns for IRS excess spending; roses to PennDOT for trail cover