Are we sure there were no $14k coffee makers?

Remember the $400 hammers and $2000 toilet seats that were a part of the 80's (i.e. Reagan Administration) wasteful spending?

Well, in this respect, as in many others, Dubya is the true heir to Reagan... not only with independents like Halliburton, but also agencies like Homeland Security. From the American Progess Action Fund:

HOMELAND SECURITY – CONTRACTING CORRUPTION: According to a recent federal audit, $303 million of the $741 million spent by the Transportation Security
Administration to improve security at the nation's airports may have been squandered. The audit charges that the primary contractor hired by the TSA demonstrated a "lack of management or oversight" and failed to justify costs. Examples of the mismanaged $303 million include $1,540 to rent 14 extension cords for three weeks; $1,180 for Starbucks Coffee; $377,273.75 in "unsubstantiated long-distance phone calls" (including $526.95 for a single phone call from Chicago to Iowa City); and $125,400 to rent six magnetometers instead of purchasing them for the going rate of $2,500 to $6,000 each.