Obama and the tea parties
April 20th 2009 05:47
Well, well, well. It looks like President Obama was paying attention to the tea parties. After proposing the largest budget by FAR in the history of budget-busting, he has found religion on spending -- or so he says. He's vowing to cut down on the wasteful spending:
How about that? Welcome to the real world, Mr. President. You know -- the one in which bankruptcy is the result of spending more than you take in.
What kind of cuts will he make? Here's one example cited in the article:
$3 million over six years? That's the kind of waste you're talking about, Mr. President? You're going to have to dig MUCH, MUCH deeper than that. I like the spirit of what you're doing, but cutting out penny ante programs like that won't even make a dent. That's like a family dining on lobster and caviar three times a day and trying to pare down their grocery expenses by cutting back on chewing gum. It's not even the beginning of the tip of the iceberg.
So we'll see how serious you are about your commitment to cutting wasteful spending, Mr. President. I'm sure you'll forgive me if I don't think you're dedicated to fiscal responsibility, though. We've stared fretfully at the deficit projections stemming from your proposed budget. It's like looking at the north face of Mt. Rainier. A small chisel won't do the job if you're serious about cutting into that mountain.
I am glad that you noticed the tea parties, though. It shows that the bubble surrounding your enclave in DC isn't completely impenetrable...yet.
President Barack Obama said on Saturday he would soon announce the elimination of dozens of government programs as part of a broad effort to restore fiscal accountability to the federal budget.
Speaking in his weekly radio address, Obama said he would use his first full Cabinet meeting on Monday to ask department and agency heads for specific proposals for trimming their budgets.
Speaking in his weekly radio address, Obama said he would use his first full Cabinet meeting on Monday to ask department and agency heads for specific proposals for trimming their budgets.
How about that? Welcome to the real world, Mr. President. You know -- the one in which bankruptcy is the result of spending more than you take in.
What kind of cuts will he make? Here's one example cited in the article:
Obama said Cabinet officials already had begun cutting back unnecessary expenditures, including a consulting contract to create new seals and logos that cost Department of Homeland Security $3 million since 2003.
$3 million over six years? That's the kind of waste you're talking about, Mr. President? You're going to have to dig MUCH, MUCH deeper than that. I like the spirit of what you're doing, but cutting out penny ante programs like that won't even make a dent. That's like a family dining on lobster and caviar three times a day and trying to pare down their grocery expenses by cutting back on chewing gum. It's not even the beginning of the tip of the iceberg.
So we'll see how serious you are about your commitment to cutting wasteful spending, Mr. President. I'm sure you'll forgive me if I don't think you're dedicated to fiscal responsibility, though. We've stared fretfully at the deficit projections stemming from your proposed budget. It's like looking at the north face of Mt. Rainier. A small chisel won't do the job if you're serious about cutting into that mountain.
I am glad that you noticed the tea parties, though. It shows that the bubble surrounding your enclave in DC isn't completely impenetrable...yet.
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