The Patriot Post® · $5M for Embassy Barware

Just before the government “shutdown,” State Department officials decided it was a good idea to approve $5 million in barware purchases for American embassies. Valley News reports, “On eve of last week’s government shutdown, Simon Pearce won a potential five-year competitive contract for $5 million to provide 20 different styles of custom handcrafted stem and barware to the State Department for use in American embassies around the world. The contract stipulates that the items be made in the United States, Clay Adams, chief executive officer at Simon Pearce, said in an email.”

That’s nice. You know what else would be nice? Adequate security for our ambassadors and embassy workers.