Pv's Humorous Take On Politics . . . .Democrat Assembly Leader Fabian Nunez Has Been Living the High Life Using Campaign Funds for $47,000 on United, Lufthansa and Air France airlines this year, $5,149 for a meeing at Cave L'Avant Garde, a wine cave in the Bordeaux region of France , and over $2,500 at Louis Vuitton in Paris for what he described as office expenses. Beyond that he has spent nearly $13,000 in florist purchases, nearly $3,000 in limousine services, nearly $1,000 in rare collectibles purchases, over $1,100 in personal reading purchases, over $1,250 in high-end cookie purchases, over $1,100 in fine and rare wine purchases, over $13,500 in payments to Janine Schwartz described as everything from "petty cash" to "civic donations," and more than $10,000 in additional travel expenses.
PV wondered why and now we know . . .
PV's Top 10 Fabian Nunez expense explanations
10. I DID fly to France to buy wine. But it was California wine, I swear!
9. $9000 for a hotel in Barcelona? I knew those money changers were ripping me off!
8. You mean to tell that the middle class doesn't eat cavier?
7. $400 for a John Edwards hair cut? Looks pretty good right about now, doesn't it?
6. Come on . . . I really can't use those $699 stamps to mail campaign literature?
5. $5,149 for a meeting in a cave? At least it was cheaper than the hotel.
4. Yeah I flew to Europe and shopped. But those Vuittons were totally knock offs.
3. Trip to Sweden: to study universal preschool. Trip to Spain: to see high speed rail. Trip to Coloseum: to study throwing christians to the lions.
2. Hsu defense fund, Perata defense fund, Jerry brown defense fund, Sandy Berger defense fund, William Jefferson defense fund........
1. $13,000 in Flower purchases: I felt bad for Antonio's girls, so I gave each, a flower.
Special thanks to talk radio host Inga Barks of KERN Radio & KMJ radio and Hector Barajas for their help with this column.
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