Stupid throw away line.
"All new spending projects should be selected by the responsible federal agency according to published criteria, not by congresspersons and senators based upon favors and politics." --Mitt Romney Willard explicitly proposed that new spending should be selected by the federal agencies. Handing the Congressional power of the purse over to the bureaucrats is both idiotic and unconstitutional.
You do realize that selecting a spending project and appropriating money for that project are two different things... right?
For example DOD selects a tanker project. Congress allocates money for the tanker project.
You are twisting Mitt's words.
You do realize that the power to select spending necessarily obligates appropriated funds for it?
For example DOD selects a tanker project. Congress allocates money for the tanker project.
No, agencies REQUEST funds for projects, run their requests through OMB examiners, negotiate for a share of anticipated appropriations, then take their negotiated proposals for spending to the President for possible inclusion in the President's budget proposal to Congress.
Romney, the Constitution hating socialist, proposed to give the spending selection powers to the agencies, your koolaid drinking spin notwithstanding.
Take a basic civics class.