On FOX News Saturday, May 31 at 8 p.m. ET Porked: Earmarks for Profit Description: Congressional ‘earmarks’ have become a national scandal – and a national joke: Lawmakers wasting tax dollars on their pet projects, and costing Americans up to $60 billion a year. But this exclusive investigation uncovers more than waste. FOX News exposes [...]
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It was fill-in-the-blank-time for editorial boards across the country to describe the Farm Bill disaster. Michael G. Franc has this roundup of reactions in NRO Farming Out Principle: “bloated monstrosity” (News-Sentinel of Fort Wayne, Ind.), “outrageous” (Charleston, W. Va., Daily Mail), “absurd” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), “disgraceful” (New York Times), “shameful” (Wisconsin State Journal), “irresponsible” (Houston Chronicle), “maddeningly [...]
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The ongoing battle by the Boeing Corporation to try to overturn the Air Force’s decision to award a $35 billion tanker refueling contract to Northrop Grumman has led to an evaluation of the entire procurement appeals process. A May 23 article by Richard Lardner, an Associated Press reporter, cited efforts by both Congress and the [...]
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Here’s an interesting article from South Carolina’s The State newspaper on Rep. James E. Clyburn’s (D-S.C.) many “Monuments to Me.” Living Memorials: ‘Clyburn’ here, there, everywhere In the state capital, you can work on your golf swing at the James E. Clyburn Golf Center — admiring the life-size bronze statue of Clyburn as you enter [...]
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It probably won’t take much to convince people that the federal government is out of touch. But, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may have just reached a new height, or low. The FCC has just ordered cable companies to lease channels to for-profit programmers for free in most cases. Why would the FCC want to [...]
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The Economist has posted an excellent audiotaped interview with anti-earmark crusader and all-around Taxpayer Hero Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla). It runs about 13 minutes and is worth every bit of your time, especially since you have a three-day weekend! Enjoy!
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The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today reacted to the farce known as the Farm Bill. After President Bush vetoed the Farm Bill on Wednesday, the House moved to immediately override the veto, but it was discovered that the President did not receive the correct copy of the bill. Because of constitutional issues, [...]
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A frightening story from today’s USA Today on the coming entitlement train wrecks bearing down on us. Make sure you try out the cool interactive chart located aboce the header that allows you to view financial breakdowns for our entitlement liabilities by discreet program (Medicare, Medicaid, etc.)
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Ok, who out there really thinks that the government has any clue as to what they are doing? From a bloated farm bill to pork-barrel spending, government officials are clueless. The same can be said for the government’s use of technology. While 10-year-olds are posting fancy videos on the web and technology zips along at breakneck [...]
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