# I hope you're next, Tom Price! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 8, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-youre-next-tom-price/819276 "2018-08-08T13:53:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-youre-next-tom-price/819276/1 "2018-08-08T13:53:07Z")
My deep hatred for Tom Price, the former head of the Dept of Health and Human Services who had to resign because [he was racking up tens of thousands of dollars in airfare for no reason](https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/13/tom-price-auditor-travel-685778), is bringing me some joy today. When he was nominated, a lot of people pointed out how [he was involved in some very shady stock deals with his good friend Rep. Chris Collins](https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/23/politics/chris-collins-tom-price-stock-tip/index.html). Today, [Chris Collins was arrested for securities fraud](http://thehill.com/homenews/house/400864-gop-rep-chris-collins-charged-with-insider-trading). Here’s hoping Tom Price is next. That would please me just a smidgeon. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-youre-next-tom-price/819276/2 "2018-08-08T14:07:57Z")
Let’s throw Wilbur Ross into the stew, too. He’s also being [accused of embezzlement](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/wilbur-ross-alleged-to-have-siphoned-more-than-120-million-from-associates-forbes-report-2018-08-07). ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-youre-next-tom-price/819276/3 "2018-08-08T14:08:56Z")
The \*best \*people. \*Extreme \*vetting. Drain the swamp! ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-youre-next-tom-price/819276/4 "2018-08-08T14:17:51Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > The \*best \*people. \*Extreme \*vetting. Drain the swamp! When you’ve been a crook all your life, it’s a good bet that all your buddies are crooks too. Trump thinks this is normal, and that everyone is a crook. Actually, I doubt he even understands that he’s a crook. That’s just the way things are done don’t cha see. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-youre-next-tom-price/819276/5 "2018-08-08T14:36:50Z")
The only swamp Trump will ever drain will be so he can build condos and then defraud the guys he hired to drain the swamp in the first place! ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-youre-next-tom-price/819276/6 "2018-08-08T14:52:06Z")
And yet, people in large numbers still vote R, because they have been convinced that anyone who is a D is the most evil creature straight from the pits of fiery hell, or something something. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-youre-next-tom-price/819276/7 "2018-08-08T15:18:03Z")
[Nate McMurray](https://votemcmurray.com/) just got a shot in the arm. This is the same Part of New York that elected [Kathy Hochul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Hochul) in a special election after Chris Lee (R) resigned for screwing around on Craigslist.