Wasting money

Here's yet another example of politicians wasting our money.

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear went to not one, but two NASCAR Sprint Cup races last year in order to learn about the economic impact of these events. The governor and his cabinet secretary, Larry Hayes attended races in Charlotte and Bristol last year.

The governor was studying up on NASCAR because state lawmakers are considering granting a tax incentive package to the owners of Kentucky Speedway so they can expand the track in the hope of luring a Sprint Cup race.

Am I the only one that finds this ridiculous? The governor could have saved himself a lot of time - and the tax payers a few bucks by tuning into FOX to catch the broadcast, or perhaps using this amazing new technology called Google to look up the attendance and economic impact of these races.