I'm not entirely sure it was a time of need.
I'm not entirely sure that he's not a better con man than all of Ocean's Eleven, and went ahead and planned this whole thing.
Given that a horse is an initial multi-thousand dollar investment, with an additional 600 dollars a month at minimum.... that helps put the scale into perspective a bit more. A horse costs more than pretty much any car, and more than some mortgage payments.
That -would- break the Tower. I don't think anyone is going to allow that. Though I also, have thought about how much it would suck if it came to pass.
Thank you for those words, Ismene. All I can say is that I agree that more transparency is needed- and while the administration seems to be working towards that, there is a long way to go, I think.