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And the worst part is: It's not the first time.I told you on the radio Friday that the National Institutes for Health had spent nearly $500,000 on a study to see if getting mothers to dance with their daughters could help reduce obesity. I even offered to help the federal government out by recording a promo – for only 500 bucks, mind you! – saying, “Put down that pork chop and no one gets hurt! Back away from the banana pudding!”That’s how you cure obesity!But there is more to the story. This particular study, conducted with the aforementioned federal grant...

Self awareness is supposed to be a good thing, so I’m going to openly acknowledge that I have an unusual fixation on the size of government. I don’t lose a wink of sleep thinking about deficits, but I toss and turn all night fretting about the overall burden of government spending. My peculiar focus on the size and scope of government can be seen in this video, which explains that spending is the disease and deficits are just a symptom. Moreover, my Golden Rule explicitly targets the spending side of the budget. And I also came up with a “Bob...

It's simply amazing how quickly the US managed to hit its debt target, pardon, debt ceiling all over again...And now the Social Security Fund pillaging begins anew until Congress signs off on the latest interim debt ceiling increase.

Citizens Against Government Waste: Sen. Arlen Specter Is October Porker of the Month; Senator's Trick Is No Taxpayer's Treat 10/14/03 3:56:00 PM ---------------------------- To: National Desk Contact: Mark Carpenter or Tom Finnigan, 202-467-5300, both of Citizens Against Government Waste; Web site: http://www.cagw.org WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today named Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) its October Porker of the Month for stuffing the fiscal 2003 Emergency Supplemental portion of the fiscal 2004 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act with pork-barrel projects that benefit his home state. President Bush submitted a request for $1.9 billion in emergency funding...