text: Playing stupid is NOT an excuse. We need leaders that LEAD by example. How dare you condemn the actions of someone else when at the same time refusing to be accountable for your own??!! 
  Saying you will pay now is oops I got caught. Ok, ok, I will "offer" to repay it since you caught me. Has anyone ever come forward to repay their per diem BEFORE it came public knowledge in the news??