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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.

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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: Mad_Tom_Rackham
The sheeple are being herded and corralled for future shearing.

The shearing was last month, yet we are still being herded forward. Hmmmm, I wonder whats in the next building?

141 posted on 03/05/2009 2:28:43 AM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: NormsRevenge; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; 2nd Bn, 11th Mar; 68 grunt; A.A. Cunningham; ASOC; ...

Inquiring minds want to know:

Is it racist to axe if BO is plans to axe murtha’s opinion?

On the other hand, yesterday a “workshop provided information on construction work that is expected over the next few years on the bases in Eastern Carolina”.

http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/40753912.html


142 posted on 03/05/2009 3:14:25 AM PST by freema (MarineNiece,Daughter,Wife,Friend,Sister,Friend,Aunt,Friend,Mother,Friend,Cousin, FRiend)
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To: NormsRevenge

That’s the strategy: Spend so much that even a moron can tell the budget needs to be cut. Then we can’t afford two wars or other things libs hate. Pretty ingenious in a way.


143 posted on 03/05/2009 3:25:31 AM PST by nicolezmomma
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...
by slashing waste in government contracting, with a special eye on bloated spending on defense

144 posted on 03/05/2009 4:14:16 AM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: NormsRevenge

The absurdity...when they are done....I’ll be lucky to have a job...


145 posted on 03/05/2009 4:23:38 AM PST by PigRigger (Donate to http://www.AdoptAPlatoon.org - The Troops have our front covered, let's guard their backs!)
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To: darkwing104

His memo is directed to all federal agencies. But his target is DOD.


146 posted on 03/05/2009 4:33:01 AM PST by kinsman redeemer (The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
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To: Bahbah

exactly.


147 posted on 03/05/2009 4:34:04 AM PST by kinsman redeemer (The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
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To: NormsRevenge

There, now that Federal Spending won't have such a bad smell.

148 posted on 03/05/2009 4:34:34 AM PST by cc2k (When less than half the voters pay taxes, it's called "taxation without representation.")
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To: Thunder90

Don’t forget $150 million to study pig odor.


149 posted on 03/05/2009 4:36:30 AM PST by Rennes Templar
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To: NormsRevenge; Lil'freeper; Bender2
President Barack Obama on Wednesday promised to save American taxpayers 40 billion dollars a year by slashing waste in government contracting..

This is laughable. He recently signed an executive order limiting contract awards on federal construction projects to union companies. That'll eliminate waste and save a lot of taxpayer money. < /sarcasm>

150 posted on 03/05/2009 4:39:35 AM PST by big'ol_freeper ("From hell's heart I stab at thee... I spit my last breath at thee." ~ Khan Noonien Singh)
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To: NormsRevenge

This reminds me. I need to order more Kool Aid.


151 posted on 03/05/2009 4:45:48 AM PST by mort56 (He who would sacrifice freedom for security deserves neither. - Ben Franklin)
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To: Darkwolf377

Hitler donates millions to United Jewish Appeal.


152 posted on 03/05/2009 5:39:51 AM PST by pleikumud
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To: NormsRevenge

$2 trillion dollar yearly budget deficit minus $40 billion! Whoooo-boy!!!


153 posted on 03/05/2009 5:41:24 AM PST by avacado
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To: NormsRevenge

Um, I hate to be dense, but is this satire?


154 posted on 03/05/2009 6:02:36 AM PST by MissNomer (Proud member of FR's "Final 300")
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To: Frantzie
The Bush years are looking like nirvana and paradise.

This crap makes me long for the Clinton years.

155 posted on 03/05/2009 6:06:41 AM PST by foxfield
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To: NormsRevenge
What was it Putin called bo...?

INCOMPETENT BOOB!

Embarrassing is right!

156 posted on 03/05/2009 6:14:48 AM PST by jackv (Just shakin' my head!!)
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To: MissNomer

Actually, it is not satire. It is an article written by an obvious Obama worshiper. Promising to cut a paltry 1% from a $4 TRILLION budget is like trying to fill the Grand Canyon with a teaspoon and a bucket of dirt.


157 posted on 03/05/2009 6:16:39 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money. Margret Thatcher)
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To: NormsRevenge; ravingnutter

From ravingnutter:

There is no such thing as a DoD no-bid contract over the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) of $25,000. By law, all proposed acquisitions that exceed the threshold are to be published on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website for public review, comment and bidding opportunity.

There are sole source contracts, which were originally published for competitive bid as required by law and the subsequent market research proved there is no other qualified supplier for that particular item or service. There are follow on contracts for production, sometimes also classified as sole source, for items that were originally prototyped under RDT&E by a particular company under a competitive bid contract.

Bottom line...ALL contracts in excess of the SAT were originally awarded under a competitive bidding process. What comes of that process determines how that contract is handled in the future.

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Thanks again ravingnutter!


158 posted on 03/05/2009 6:19:20 AM PST by DBrow
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To: NormsRevenge

Whoever wrote that headline should go to prison.


159 posted on 03/05/2009 6:22:27 AM PST by Sloth (The tree of liberty desperately needs watering.)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Everytime I hear HolyO say he ‘inherited this mess from the previous administration’, my blood pressure boils over!!! >:-(


160 posted on 03/05/2009 6:39:02 AM 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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