Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Romney trying to be like Silky Pony?

If anything, I'm consistent! From Politico:
What kinds of things do you think of when you hear "communications consulting"?

Speechwriting? Message strategy?

Well, "communications consulting" is how presidential candidate Mitt Romney recorded $300 in payments to a California company that describes itself as "a mobile beauty team for hair, makeup and men's grooming and spa services."

Romney spokesman Kevin Madden confirmed that the payments -- actually two separate $150 charges -- were for makeup, though he said the former Massachusetts governor had only one session with Hidden Beauty of West Hills, Calif. That was before the May 3 Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., co-sponsored by MSNBC and The Politico.

"We used them once but booked time twice and still had to render payment for the appointment time," said Madden, who said the disbursement was listed as "communications consulting" because it was paid from the communications division's budget.

If I'm gonna whack Johnboy Edwards for being a lavishly spending primperdonna, then I'm gonna poke fun at the Mittster, too. Seriously, "a mobile beauty team for hair, makeup and men's grooming and spa services"?

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