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Obama takes axe to bloated government spending
AFP on Yahoo ^ | 3/4/09 | AFP

Posted on 03/04/2009 6:02:15 PM PST by NormsRevenge

WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday promised to save American taxpayers 40 billion dollars a year by slashing waste in government contracting, with a special eye on bloated spending on defense.

"I reject the false choice between securing this nation and wasting billions of taxpayer dollars," Obama said on a day when he signed a presidential memorandum reforming the contracting system across the entire government.

"In this time of great challenges, I recognize the real choice between investments that are designed to keep the American people safe and those that are designed to make a defense contractor rich," Obama said.

The president's promise to clean up contracting was in line with his pledge to cut the soaring federal budget deficit in half by the end of his mandate in 2013.

As Obama spoke, he was flanked by his former Republican rival for the presidency, Senator John McCain, who is a hawkish opponent of wasteful spending in the Pentagon, and scours legislation for lawmaker's pet projects.

Obama honed in on runaway Pentagon spending, vowing that "the days of giving defense contractors a blank check are over," and highlighted work by Defense Secretary Robert Gates to overhaul military procurement at the Pentagon.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; agenda; axe; bho44; bhobudget; bloated; collectivism; congressmorons; contractors; obama; socialism; spending; welfarestate
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To: NormsRevenge

BWAH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!


121 posted on 03/04/2009 8:37:39 PM PST by Purrcival (Proud to share my birthday with President Reagan)
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To: NormsRevenge

Baa baa black sheep,(Obama) have you any bull?

Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full!


122 posted on 03/04/2009 9:00:56 PM PST by Wisconsinlady
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To: NormsRevenge

Why am I not surprised that a man named Hussein, would target our military defense for cuts.

Right out of the old Muslim playbook.


123 posted on 03/04/2009 9:11:10 PM PST by 1035rep ("The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.")
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To: NormsRevenge
Every new administration is going to "fix" Government contracting - what a joke. There are already so many laws and regulations that only a special cadre of COs and Government Contracts specialists can make the system work. And I might add the career risk of making an honest mistake will draw jail time.

Bama has no hope at this, but oh how the media will play this out is outrageous. I head him speaking while changing channels and he was on the kick about "no bid contracts" again, a favorite Dem talking point. I searched the FAR last year and the term "no bid" contract is nowhere to be found. I suspect the term is a media favorite referring to a sole source contract award, which is all perfectly legal and in fact is a necessity under certain circumstances. But oh how the media loved to beat up Dick Cheney's company Haliburton over "no bid" contracts.
124 posted on 03/04/2009 9:30:46 PM PST by Cheerio (Barack Hussein 0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: NormsRevenge

In other news, AIG will be asking the government for another $40 Billion. :)


125 posted on 03/04/2009 9:46:17 PM PST by Unlikely Hero ("Time is a wonderful teacher; unfortunately, it kills all its pupils." --Berlioz)
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To: NormsRevenge

Your lips are moving, but all I hear is Blah, Blah, Blah...


126 posted on 03/04/2009 9:55:41 PM PST by FatherFig1o155 (I love -- and miss -- the republic I grew up in: America.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Wait. What are those brown shade like things he’s looking at?

Oh that’s right...those are his brains!


127 posted on 03/04/2009 9:57:54 PM PST by FatherFig1o155 (I love -- and miss -- the republic I grew up in: America.)
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To: NormsRevenge

I used to think Bush was bad spending with a shovel, but Obama
uses a Front loader and a printing press. $1.9 Trillion deficit in 2009. $40 Billion Saving! That’s a joke.


128 posted on 03/04/2009 10:13:05 PM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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To: NormsRevenge

A headline and story worthy of Scott Ott!! Incredible that it is the real thing, is anyone hearing the “Twilight Zone” theme song playing right now?!?!

The emperor truly does NOT have any clothes on, yet all the people standing in that picture do not have the guts to call him on it, for his bald/bold face lying to the American people...good grief, America, what will it take for you all to wake up and realize the danger we are in from DOMESTIC enemies in the white house?!?!?!?!?!?


129 posted on 03/04/2009 10:13:36 PM PST by pillut48 (CJ in TX --"God help us all, and God help America!!" --my new mantra for the next 4 years)
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To: fanfan

Well, crap. Next thing you know he’ll be shutting down the Stargate program!!!

/sarc


130 posted on 03/04/2009 10:14:18 PM PST by pillut48 (CJ in TX --"God help us all, and God help America!!" --my new mantra for the next 4 years)
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To: Sylvester McMonkey McBean
Double-speak nebulous vapor wrapped in a thick presupposition shell.

Is that a fancy way to describe what comes out the back end of a male bovine?!?

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131 posted on 03/04/2009 10:17:33 PM PST by pillut48 (CJ in TX --"God help us all, and God help America!!" --my new mantra for the next 4 years)
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To: Scotswife
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132 posted on 03/04/2009 10:20:32 PM PST by pillut48 (CJ in TX --"God help us all, and God help America!!" --my new mantra for the next 4 years)
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To: NormsRevenge

He’s a liar


133 posted on 03/04/2009 11:09:30 PM PST by wastedyears (April 21st, 2009 - International Iron Maiden Day)
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To: Mad_Tom_Rackham

LOL. If I were a sheep, I would feel nervous about going in there — might lose more than wool.


134 posted on 03/04/2009 11:14:18 PM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (I want to "Buy American" but the only things for sale made in the USA are politicians)
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To: NormsRevenge

I read the headline thinking “What? April Fool’s Day a month early?”

Then I started reading the article. “Oh, defense spending. Naturally. All defense spending is a waste to that guy.”


135 posted on 03/04/2009 11:15:22 PM PST by Tony in Hawaii (NUTS!)
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To: kalee
“LOLOLOL this is a joke right? He must think we are idiots!”

Conservatives think people are smart. Liberals know people are stupid.

136 posted on 03/04/2009 11:22:00 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (Since Obama Bin Lyin, the Economy Bin Dyin...)
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To: Anti-Bubba182
Obama is blaming the deficit on Bush and the Sheeple are buying it. He found a new word, “inherited”.
137 posted on 03/04/2009 11:24:04 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (Since Obama Bin Lyin, the Economy Bin Dyin...)
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To: NormsRevenge

I’m waiting for Turbo Timmy to chime in and say that the military isn’t green enough, they put out way too much CO2. So we need to ground all aircraft and issue bicycles to the troops instead of MRAPs. That should save a few bucks!


138 posted on 03/04/2009 11:33:12 PM PST by kamikaze2000
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To: NormsRevenge
I recognize the real choice between investments that are designed to keep the American people safe and those that are designed to make a defense contractor rich," Obama said.

He just doesn't get it. Those defense contractors are in business to get rich and that incentive makes them efficient and inventive.

It's not a crime to become rich so as to not have to be dependent on government, to be a parasite on others. It's not a crime to be able to defend the country with the best weapons, either.

Moron.

139 posted on 03/05/2009 12:09:14 AM PST by TheThinker (Shame and guilt mongering is the Left's favorite tool of control.)
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To: NormsRevenge

This is pathetic. First, Yahoo is his bitch in that they even put that headline in. Second, “saving” $40BN while wasting a trillion is not saving anything. Third, why are they looking primarily at DOD? Has anyone ever heard of the department of education? Or HUD? Or HHS? And fourth, once again he’s ALWAYS using a teleprompter.

I agree he’s governing like an old USSR official, harassing the public with constant crisis. And WTF is McCain doing? Is he that pathetically desperate for face time with cameras?


140 posted on 03/05/2009 12:17:33 AM PST by GodfearingTexan
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