[Uncle Bill]

"Remember the NEA audits?"

"This report documents the staggering cost of federal waste, fraud, and mismanagement to American taxpayers," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Ocala). "Based on reports from the General Accounting Office and various agency Inspectors General, it found that the federal government has lost or cannot account for $220 billion."

Government at the Brink - (vol. 1) - (PDF)
Government at the Brink - (vol. 2) - (PDF)

$15 Billion Missing From Education Department

Bush on Kennedy: 'I actually like the fellow'

Time for outrage! Linda Bowles reports latest results in America's public schools

Bush signs far-reaching education bill

[Donald Stone]

$15 Billion Missing From Education Department

I could tell the U.S. Dept. of Education where they could recover $8 million in U.S. Dept. of Education student loan money but it would prove equally embarrasing to not only the Democrats but to the Republicans, Dan Burton's House Oversight & Reform Committee and the RNC.

Not only could the U.S. Dept. of Education recover the $8 million there exists a possiblity under the legal theory of treble damges under the RICO act the U.S. Dept. of Education could possibly recover a total of $24 million, just by leaning on certain entities.

[Uncle Bill]

Reforming a Defense Industry Rife with Socialism, Industrial Policy, and Excessive Regulation
"Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has compared the way the Department of Defense does business, including the way the Pentagon buys weapons, to Soviet central planning."

Empty Promises: Why the Bush Administration's Half-Hearted Attempts at Defense Reform Have Failed

"What’s needed to happen is the top down review of the military so that there’s a strategic plan to make sure that we spend properly."
George W. Bush - GOP Debate in Manchester NH Jan 26, 2000.

"If this were a spending contest, I’d come in second. I readily admit, I’m not going to grow the size of the federal government like he[Gore] is."
George W. Bush - St. Louis debate Oct 17, 2000.