Obama announces plan to cut government waste

AP ^ | 06/13/11 | Julie Pace

[nhwingut]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will announce new steps Monday to reduce government waste, arguing that inefficiency, fraud and abuse are especially troubling during tough economic times.

Obama was to sign an executive order creating the Campaign to Cut Government Waste. According to a draft of the order obtained by The Associated Press, Obama will call for a new oversight board to work with federal agencies to cut back on waste and improve their performance. The order also requires cabinet secretaries to hold regular meetings with Vice President Joe Biden to report progress.

[nhwingut]

The jokes write themselves... "Create Govt Board to Reduce Govt Waste"... "Hold meetings with Biden." LOL!

[Falcon4.0]

Obama is a "One Trick Pony".

[circlecity]

"One of the campaign's first steps will be targeting waste and duplication among federal websites."

Even at inflated Govt. prices that will save what, a half million at most? I recall when Clinton started a similar program called "Reinventing America" which put Al Gore in charge of eliminating government waste. It was nothing more than a PR campaign and accomplished nothing.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Is a “waste czar” next

[RasterMaster]

He’d have to fire himself, Slow-Joe Biden and all other entrenched commies from his administration and congress. They’re all a waste of space.

[Chode]

listen stooopid, start with a 25% cut across the board and problem solved without spending a penny

the boy isn't smart enough to understand the business model of a lemonade stand...

[Maceman]

Is he going to hire a waste-cutting czar?

[nhwingut]

But at least Clinton’s PR stunt had a record to go with it. With Obozos economic record it’s just ripe for jokes.

[F.J. Mitchell]

“Obama” A man of smoke and mirrors.

[ClearCase_guy]

Two years ago (Nov 2009), Saturday Night Live skewered Obama with an skit involving his press conference with China president Hu Jintao. The skit was famous for such lines as "Do I look like Mrs Obama? Then why you try to do sex to me??" But there is another line that bears remembering:

HU JINTAO IMPRESSIONIST: You know, as I listen to you, I am noticing that each of your plans to save money involves spending even more money. This does not inspire confidence.

Nothing changes.

[Fantasywriter]

Honest to goodness, I thought it was the Onion. I had to check to be sure.

[FrankR]

IN THE MORNING E-MAIL:


I was born in one country, raised in another.

My father was born in another country.

I was not his only child.

He fathered several children with numerous women.

I became very close to my mother, as my father showed no interest in me.

My mother died at an early age from cancer.

Although my father deserted me and my mother raised me, I later wrote a book idolizing my father not my mother.

Later in life, questions arose over my real name.

My birth records were sketchy.

No one was able to produce a legitimate, reliable birth certificate.

I grew up practicing one faith but converted to Christianity, as it was widely accepted in my new country, but I practiced non-traditional beliefs and didn't follow Christianity, except in the public eye under scrutiny.

I worked and lived among lower-class people as a young adult, disguising myself as someone who really cared about them.

That was before I decided it was time to get serious about my life and embarked on a new career.

I produced a book about my struggles growing up.

It was clear to those who read my memoirs, that I had difficulties accepting that my father abandoned me as a child.

I became active in local politics in my 30's then, with help by radicals behind the scenes, I literally burst onto the scene as a candidate for national office in my 40s.

They said I had a golden tongue and could talk anyone into anything.

I had a virtually non-existent resume, little work history, and no experience in leading a single organization.

Yet I was a powerful speaker and citizens were drawn to me, as though I were a magnet and they were small roofing tacks.

I drew incredibly large crowds during my public appearances.

This bolstered my ego.

At first, my political campaign focused on my country's foreign policy...

I was very critical of my country in the last war, and seized every opportunity to bash my country.

But what launched my rise to national prominence were my views on the country's economy.

I pretended to have a really good plan on how we could do better, and every poor person would be fed and housed for free.

I knew which group was responsible for getting us into this mess.

It was the free market, banks and corporations.

I decided to start making citizens hate them and, if they became envious of others who did well, the plan was clinched tight.

I called mine "A People's Campaign".

That sounded good to all people.

I was the surprise candidate because I emerged from outside the traditional path of politics and was able to gain widespread popular support.

I knew that, if I merely offered the people 'hope', together we could change our country and the world.

So, I started to make my speeches sound like they were on behalf of the downtrodden, poor, ignorant to include "persecuted minorities".

My true views were not widely known and I kept them unknown, until after I became my nation's leader.

I had to carefully guard reality, as anybody could have easily found out what I really believed, if they had simply read my writings and examined those people I associated with. I'm glad they didn't.

Then I became the most powerful man in the world.

And then the world learned the truth.

Who am I?



ADOLPH HITLER

If you were thinking of SOMEONE ELSE, you should be scared, very scared!

[nhwingut]

Honest to goodness, I thought it was the Onion. I had to check to be sure.

LOL! I did too. Even the Exec Order is cheesy, Onion-like: Campaign to Cut Government. I mean talk about being creative.

[SoCal Pubbie]

Really, I don’t understand why the Feds just don’t do exactly as you suggested. Simply keep all spending as is by proportion, and cut across the board whatever percentage is needed to balance the budget.

Okay, I understand why they don’t do it, but it’s still frustrating!

[Red Badger]

Their playbook has only two plays.

1. Raise taxes.
2. Grow government.

Those are the universal answers to every problem in their minds............

[Fantasywriter]

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one. ;)

On the bright side, could this be a sign of Obama-panic? Even though he canceled his daily economic briefings, he must have some clue, however vague, that the economy is dire. As a Keynesian marxist [I hope I put that right] Obama knows one thing only: the government must spend more...and more...and MORE. There is, however, no $ to spend, and there hasn’t been for a couple of years, at least. So maybe he’s actually hoping this bureaucratic boondoggle will actually save him a few bucks, so he can spend, spend, spend some more.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Obama is the number one waste, IMO! It’s called Human.

[Mr. K]

wow~! what a great idea~!

You mean there is waste in government?

Why didnt any candidate run on that?

I bet if we cut all the waste in Medicade we could fund Obamacare! Wouldnt that be a good selling point?

[sniper63]

Yes we all know how overspending fixes the economy and reduces debt too. Can I say “Doofus” without getting banned?

[TigerClaws]

Stossel had a show on Fox last night on government waste and what to do. Zero will do nothing. Another headline and go back to spending.