GSA Official who organized $822,000 Vegas blowout to take the 5th

What happens in Vegas , stays in Vegas...

(POLITICO) — The General Services Administration official tasked with organizing a now-infamous $822,000 Las Vegas conference plans to invoke his Fifth Amendment rights ahead of a scheduled Monday grilling on the Hill.

On Thursday, House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) served a subpoena to require Jeff Neely to appear before the committee, according to Democratic committee documents obtained by POLITICO. Neely’s attorney on Friday informed the committee Neely will exercise his right against self-incrimination and requested not to attend the hearing.

“Requiring Mr. Neely to travel from California to appear before the Committee when you have been advised that he will not answer any substantive questions posed to him does not advance any legitimate Committee purpose,” the attorney wrote, according to the documents.
Issa wrote Neely’s lawyer Friday to advise the attorney and Neely that the subpoena remains in effect.

“Mr. Neely is uniquely qualified to answer questions about the WRC,” Issa wrote. “The Committee requires Mr. Neely’s appearance because of, among other reasons, the possibility that he will waive or not assert the privilege as to some or all questions.”. . .

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Michelle Obama takes a 'trip to Las Vegas … on the taxpayer’s dime'

Doesn't Michelle Obama realize the rest of America is hurting and having trouble taking one vacation?

First lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha are visiting Las Vegas after stopping in South Dakota on a family trip.

A spokeswoman for McCarran International Airport confirmed that the first lady was expected to arrive in Las Vegas Wednesday night. The visit wasn’t expected to affect flight operations.

White House officials say the Obamas are on a private family trip to the West.

Insanity: TSA agent confiscates a red velvet cupcake at the LV International Airport

Apparently, the frosting looked dangerous or something.

Great Sign Greeted Obama in Las Vegas: So now we know "CHANGE"= More Debt, More Taxes, More Welfare....

Someone was happy to see President Obama return to Las Vegas. They put up the great sign posted below. Apparently Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman wasn't one of them. He was unable to meet with Obama because his schedule was full.

President Obama is no longer welcome in Las Vegas

Las Vegas is suffering from one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. President Obama has lambasted Las Vegas a second time by saying,

"When times are tough, you tighten your belts," Obama said while giving a speech at a New Hampshire high school Tuesday.

"You don't go buying a boat when you can barely pay your mortgage," he said. "You don't blow a bunch of cash on Vegas when you're trying to save for college. You prioritize. You make tough choices."

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman had this harsh response:

"He didn't learn his lesson the first time, but when he hurt our economy by his ill conceived rhetoric, we didn't think it would happen again, but now that it has I want to assure you, when he comes I'll do everything I can to give him the boot back to Washington and to visit his failures back there....

Here is a video of Mayor Goodman's response from KTNV TV 13: