DPS buys Emergency Manger $40k SUV, Same Week He Announces Cuts

**Anchor Bar** · August-07-11, 08:40 AM

Appearances matter during tough times, right LilPup?

lilpup · August-07-11, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by Anchor Bar

Appearances matter during tough times, right LilPup?

Actions based on common sense and practicality matter ALL the time. Appearances are for shallow thinking joiners and fad followers.

Originally Posted by mwilbert

There is nothing corrupt about this.

Amen, but that's not something Detroiters are used to seeing.

**Anchor Bar** · August-07-11, 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by lilpup

Actions based on common sense and practicality matter ALL the time. Appearances are for shallow thinking joiners and fad followers.

Amen, but that's not something Detroiters are used to seeing.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_920505.html

Looks like this rag disagrees.

lilpup · August-07-11, 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by Anchor Bar

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_920505.html

Looks like this rag disagrees.

Did WXYZ get paid by HuffPo for use of their material? HuffPo couldn't care less as long as they have content to aggregate for page hits.

**Hypestyles** · August-08-11, 09:38 AM

..I'm not sure why he doesn't just drive his own car.
Would he not get reimbursed for travel expenses?

Is this a lease or an outright purchase?

a standard sedan would have been less ostentatious than an SUV.. and driving his own car would have been less ostentatious than arranging for a new "work car".