Zell Miller to return $113,000 to state

[CatWoman]

Zell Miller announced Wednesday that he plans to send a check for $112,956 plus interest to the state of Georgia to resolve a dust-up over how much money he got from the state treasury when he was governor.

At issue was the $40,000-a-year allowance that the state gives its governors to offset entertainment and hospitality costs at the executive mansion. A recent report by Atlanta's WSB-TV accused the notoriously frugal Miller of pocketing more than $60,000 that he did not spend on entertaining legislators, business leaders and assorted dignitaries when he was Georgia's governor from 1991 to 1999.

The practice appears to be perfectly legal. A 1969 opinion by the state's attorney general held that money paid to state officials for expenses "are part of such official's gross income and taxable to the extent they are not used for such business purposes."

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/0705/14miller.html

[seabeyond]

1. as he preaches his decency to me.............. i never stole 113k n/t

[marmar]

2. He ought to return the D that goes behind his name...

to the Democratic Party.

[KeepItReal]

5. I like the way U think

:-)

[KeepItReal]

3. Will he also return that "D" after his name to the state Democratic Party?

I'm sure my people in GA would sure appreciate that also.

[Botany]

4. Nothing makes this marine madder then having to give back money ...

.... I stole. :rofl:

Zell, What mad you think that taking the "house funds" for the
GA. Governor's mansion was a good idea?

[TomClash]

6. Hey Zell . . . better to be a liberal than a thief

[catnhatnh]

7. A "DUST UP"???

How about accused THIEF makes restitution???

[ulysses]

8. asshat.

I didn't even know he had a new book out until I saw it today at Borders. Forward by Hannity, of course. Fucknut.

[CatWoman]

10. When WSB ran the original story (when it first broke)

they juxtaposed his book cover right next to it. :D

Placement is everything :D

:hi:

[ulysses]

11. ah, yes - Mr. Decency himself.

:D

y'know, it occurs to me...I've been yelled at here for years for voting for Nader, but not once for voting for Zell. Odd.

[CatWoman]

12. Zell+Odd equals "Zod"

:rofl:

[ulysses]

13. hmmm...

:D

[CatWoman]

14. KN-E-E-E-L!!!!

:D

[ulysses]

16. man, if Zell had eye lasers

it would almost make up for his being a completely asspuckered dickweed! :thumbsup:

[Lord_StarFyre]

9. I just wish Zell would return

...his stinky old carcass to the ground, he's overdue

[dogday]

15. Give Em Hell Zell Go To Jail

you crook