New York's Governor, David Paterson, reportedly has a new Turkish rug in the Governor's mansion that has a five-figure price tag attached to it.In the midst of an alleged multi-billion dollar city deficit, the Governor's executive mansion has apparently been able to afford a new (approximately) $20,000 show piece.
According to New York news source, The Gothamist, the rug was purchased from Democratic gubernatorial sponsors, Stark Carpeting.
The Gothamist also states that, "A spokeswoman for Governor Paterson revealed that the governor only yesterday [November 20, 2008], learned of the high price tag antique rugs bought for the Executive Mansion over the summer. His administration also denied all requests from the press to see the [$20,000 rug], that now has been revealed to be one of five purchased- for a total of just under $38,000. Assemblyman James Tedisco has already called on the Governor to return the expensive carpeting. But once again the Office of General Services was defending the purchase saying, 'We have to keep that mansion in the kind of condition it's in because it's a treasure to the public.' And the general manager at Stark Carpeting, where the first rug was discovered to have been bought for over $20,000 defended the governor for actually being a spendthrift by not purchasing a $150,000 carpet, 'They could have had the Bentley instead of the Ford.'"
New York Politicians, and their staffs, keep showing what they're made of.
[SIDEBAR: "...A treasure to the public?" I wonder if they'll let me have a holiday meet & greet on it? SMH.]
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