Oh, to be a micropurchaser

Surely, the prefix 'micro' connotes smallness and smallness varies with your perceptions. But, if you are a government employee with a government-issued credit card you can charge $250,000 in one shopping trip. I don't think $250,000 without anyone's written okay is a micropurchase. Do you?

A few years ago Congress was told that

• 1116 former employees could still charge on their government cards
• 6533 cardholders could charge $100,000 a month every month
• 40 cardholders had a credit limit of $9,999,999
• Defense Department found $4+ million in unjustifiable purchases, including some at antique shops and jewelry stores.

Who is minding the store in this administration of 'conservative' businessmen?

Is this the kind of government we want?