Beware of the Mini Bar

Our governor, Charlie Crist, is experiencing a little bad press (but nothing like the governor of Illinois) due to an expensive trip to Europe he made last summer.

Even though the trip cost us Floridians hundreds of thousands of dollars, the biggest flack is over the mini bar expense.

Over 1,300 dollars.

Receipts show that somebody in the governor's suite visited the mini bar 14 times in one day.

Come on! Everybody knows to stay clear of the mini bar. If you want a Red Bull (our governor's favorite drink) or a package of peanut butter crackers, go down the hall to the snack machines.

This would give one of his 90 body guards, all told, who traveled with him, something to do.

I've never used the mini bar. On the rare occasion that we had children with us in a hotel, the last thing we said to them before leaving the room for any reason was:

"Don't go near the mini bar!"


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