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"Waste 102"

2010-03-13T06:29:00.005-06:00

Re-Boot the US Congress! The 102 worst ways the government is spending your tax dollars:

Earmarks

2010-03-11T16:27:00.000-06:00

Update:
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said he would offer an amendment today to ban all earmarks "until our budget is balanced and we've eliminated our massive deficit." USA TODAY

This is progress

2010-03-11T13:27:00.000-06:00

It is time for Democrats to step up and adopt the same policy.
According to USA Today:
In a statement today, House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, said:
For millions of Americans, the earmark process in Congress has become a symbol of a broken Washington. Today House Republicans took an important step toward showing the American people we're serious about reform by adopting an immediate, unilateral ban on all earmarks. But the more difficult battle lies ahead, and that's stopping the spending spree in Washington that is saddling our children and grandchildren with trillions of dollars in debt. Only then will we have succeeded in bringing fundamental change to the way Congress spends taxpayers' money.
http://tinyurl.com/y9sdr5w

No hate, just discontent with Congress

2010-03-04T18:51:00.001-06:00

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post:

Like the way water always flows downhill, it's easy to follow the path of least resistance. With so much frustration and anger at large, maybe it seems natural to feed the flames of hate and discontent. It's easy to make sure, like they say, that government doesn't work by just saying no to everything, thus proving that you are right (no pun intended). But you don't hear the tea party complaining much about the social security program, one of the most popular and useful government programs ever, even though it is socialistic. Moderate programs of balanced compassion and intelligence require a more thoughtful approach than simple minded hate and discontent. "Yes, we can" works better in the long than "Just say no" but it isn't so easy.

My response:
Who mentioned Hate? I don't hate members of Congress, I just see too much waste and corruption and too many dysfunctional government bureaucracies. As a matter of fact, I do believe in "Yes, we can"! Yes, we can and we must reboot congress and send a message to the politicians that we want real reform. In my humble opinion, the path of lease resistance is to continue to allow members of Congress to avoid proper oversight of these dysfunctional bureaucracies. And, yes that includes Social Security which congress is driving toward bankruptcy.
According to Gallup, "more than two-thirds of Americans (69%) continue to disapprove of the job Congress is doing, while 25% approve…"

Stimulus money for wind power should generate green jobs for the USA.

2010-03-04T17:52:00.000-06:00

Despite all the talk of green jobs, the overwhelming majority of stimulus money spent on wind power has gone to foreign companies, according to a new report by the Investigative Reporting Workshop at the American University's School of Communication in Washington, D.C.
IMHO: CONGRESS NEEDS A REBOOT!

Special Election to replace Senator Hutchison

2010-03-04T09:44:00.000-06:00

I had the opportunity to talk on Mark Davis's show this morning. Basically, I stated that I suspect that many Texas taxpayers don't want to spend the estimated $30 million dollars for a special election and lose Hutchison's seniority in the Senate. Please encourage Senator Hutchison to fulfill her term.

Have I really become a political activist?

http://tinyurl.com/ybkct4g
Special election to replace Hutchison could cost $30 million UPDATED
A conservative advocacy group has gotten an estimate from Texas Secretary of State Hope Andrade that a special election to replace U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison could cost taxpayers as much as $30 million.

The federal government can weatherize your home for only $57,362 each.

2010-02-19T13:23:00.001-06:00

From the Los Angles Times... http://tinyurl.com/y8dxvgw

Free Stimulus Golf Carts

2010-02-17T18:26:00.000-06:00

October 19, 2009 05:36 PM EDT by John Stossel
Free Golf Carts!
After money from the "stimulus" bill was spent on destroying perfectly good cars and building an Airport for Nobody, the WSJ reports that government has found an even more ridiculous way to spend your money: free golf carts
Read more: http://stossel.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2009/10/19/free-golf-carts/#ixzz0fqIYFRN5

Congress: Get it right or lose your job.

2010-02-17T18:18:00.000-06:00

The stimulus package: Without a doubt, some of these programs created important jobs. However, I have no doubt that some of these programs created worthless jobs paid for with our tax dollars. Re-boot Congress!!!

• $2 billion earmark to re-start FutureGen, a near-zero emissions coal power plant in Illinois that the Department of Energy defunded last year because it said the project was inefficient.
• A $246 million tax break for Hollywood movie producers to buy motion picture film.
• $650 million for the digital television converter box coupon program.
• $88 million for the Coast Guard to design a new polar icebreaker (arctic ship).
• $448 million for constructing the Department of Homeland Security headquarters.
• $248 million for furniture at the new Homeland Security headquarters.
• $600 million to buy hybrid vehicles for federal employees.
• $400 million for the Centers for Disease Control to screen and prevent STD's.
• $1.4 billion for rural waste disposal programs.
• $125 million for the Washington sewer system.
• $150 million for Smithsonian museum facilities.
• $1 billion for the 2010 Census, which has a projected cost overrun of $3 billion.
• $75 million for "smoking cessation activities."
• $200 million for public computer centers at community colleges.
• $75 million for salaries of employees at the FBI.
• $25 million for tribal alcohol and substance abuse reduction.
• $500 million for flood reduction projects on the Mississippi River.
• $10 million to inspect canals in urban areas.
• $6 billion to turn federal buildings into "green" buildings.
• $500 million for state and local fire stations.
• $650 million for wildland fire management on forest service lands.
• $1.2 billion for "youth activities," including youth summer job programs.
• $88 million for renovating the headquarters of the Public Health Service.
• $412 million for CDC buildings and property.
• $500 million for building and repairing National Institutes of Health facilities in Bethesda, Maryland.
• $160 million for "paid volunteers" at the Corporation for National and Community Service.
• $5.5 million for "energy efficiency initiatives" at the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration.
• $850 million for Amtrak.
• $100 million for reducing the hazard of lead-based paint.
• $75 million to construct a "security training" facility for State Department Security officers when they can be trained at existing facilities of other agencies.
• $110 million to the Farm Service Agency to upgrade computer systems.
• $200 million in funding for the lease of alternative energy vehicles for use on military installations.

Congress: You were warned....

2010-02-17T07:42:00.001-06:00

Dear Congressperson: I warned you on August 5, 2009. You didn't listen, you didn't act, and now, you will lose your job in November. Incumbents are on their way out of Congress. Good bye! Good riddance!

RE-BOOT CONGRESS!

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POSTED ON 9-05-2009:

WOW! I've only been a political activist for a very short time, and yet, my hand made sign has become (kinda, sorta, almost, briefly) famous. Channel 4 zoomed in on MY non-partisan sign and used the image for the evening news. My friend, neighbor, and fellow activist, JK, used his iPhone to take a picture of the News broadcast.

I think our Congress needs a "reboot". (see below)

Do I have a future as an activist? Should I start a new non-partisan PAC? (Political Action Committee) :-)LOL

Citizens want to Re-Boot the US Congress

2010-02-12T06:51:00.015-06:00

In a separate Rasmussen Reports poll last week, the firm found a majority of likely voters thought it would be better that most incumbents not return to Congress for another term.

Rasmussen asked, “Generally speaking, would it better for the country if most incumbents in Congress were reelected this November or if most of them were defeated?”

Sixty-three percent said it would be better that most incumbents be defeated, while just 19 percent said it would be better if most incumbents stayed in office.

http://tinyurl.com/ykxzcv7

Re-Boot the US Congress

2010-02-11T09:24:00.002-06:00

Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, February 11, 2010 Two-thirds of Americans are "dissatisfied" or downright "angry" about the way the federal government is working, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. On average, the public estimates that 53 cents of every tax dollar they send to Washington is "wasted."

28th Amendment

2010-01-25T18:30:00.000-06:00

WHAT DO YOU THINK? Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution: "Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States "

Hot Air Hand Dryers

2010-01-02T17:47:00.000-06:00

A sign on one of those hot air hand dryers in the restroom:
"Please push the button and listen for a short message from the U.S. Congress..."
REBOOT CONGRESS!!!

Insanity in D.C.

2009-12-31T06:59:00.000-06:00

Tracking Your Taxes: Defense Bill Pays for Prostate Screenings, Sprinkler System
By William La Jeunesse and Laura Prabucki- FOXNews.com
In all, Congress added in 1,720 pet projects, including:
∙$5 million for a visitors center in San Francisco ∙$23 million for indigent health care in Hawaii ∙$18 million for the Edward Kennedy Policy Institute in Massachusetts ∙$1.6 million to computerize hospital records in Oakland ∙$47 million for anti-drug training centers around the country ∙$20 million for the World War II Museum in Louisiana ∙$3.9 million grant to develop an energy-efficient solar film for buildings ∙$800,000 for minority prostate cancer research ∙$3.6 million for marijuana eradication in Kentucky ∙$2.4 million for handicap access and a sprinkler system at a community club in New York.

REBOOT CONGRESS bumper sticker

2009-12-25T16:20:00.001-06:00

Get one for your car. Send me your email address and I will send you this file. You can buy the vinyl bumper stickers at Office Depot and print these with an ink jet printer.

Quote

2009-12-21T06:58:00.000-06:00

"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy." Ernest Benn
Re-Boot Congress 2010

Mark Twain - Congress

2009-12-19T06:15:00.000-06:00

It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly American criminal class except Congress. Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) Ctl-Alt-Del Reboot Congress in 2010

Gadget gift

2009-12-14T07:46:00.003-06:00

Sure to be the hit of the next party you’re dragged into, Prank Pack fake gift boxes appear to contain ridiculous products from clueless companies. Just pack your real gift inside, sit back and revel in their half-hearted enthusiasm. http://www.prankpack.com

My wife does not appreciate the gadgets I give her for Christmas. I will use these boxes to hide a more traditional gift this season. LOL

$3.9 Billion in earmarks

2009-12-12T05:22:00.000-06:00

House OKs $3.9 billion in earmarks in spending bill (LA Times)

Our congress is out of control. The President needs "line item" veto powers.

Chrismahanakwanzakah

2009-12-10T18:18:00.000-06:00

Merry Chrismahanakwanzakah (and Festivus too!) ... What do you think? Please comment...

Recycle Congress

2009-12-10T08:05:00.003-06:00

If your congressional representatives have not done enough to stop the waste, fraud, and out of control spending, they should not be reelected. We must send a message to congress that we demand action. Order your bumper sticker here:
http://superstore.wnd.com/store/item.asp?ITEM_ID=3233

WMD's

2009-12-09T13:54:00.000-06:00

Is our congress is using WMD's against citizens? Not Weapons of Mass Destruction. I'm talking about Weapons of Mass Deception. Please leave your comments below.

It's Up Time America!

2009-11-30T11:11:00.000-06:00

An anonymous reader sent me the following link. Please comment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtQ6km5VpW8

John Adams

2009-11-23T16:01:00.002-06:00

According to John Adams: "In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.” Help fight organized crime: Re-elect no one... Re-boot our Congress! Leave an anonymous comment.