If you don't count defense/security related spending as discretional then the bulk of federal spending isn't something we can just cut. I'm not a big fan of bureaucracy but I think you dramatically mischaracterize the bulk of the people that work for the federal government. You may see government as the enemy, but I don't. Its a tool. A tool, like a gun, that can be wielded for good or for evil. Though it is complex enough that often it isn't entirely clear whether it is good or evil at the time.
If you don't care to try and reform it, please shut up and step aside for those that would like to try and turn it into something more useful. On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 6:54 PM, Robert Munn <[email protected]> wrote: > I assume you have never worked in or with the federal government in DC. The > bureaucrats run the show on a day to day basis. Good luck reining in people > who it is virtually impossible to fire. And forget about selective > punishment, like posting uncooperative people to really crappy jobs. You > might as well walk through every agency in DC with a sign on your back > saying, "Kick me, I'm an asshole". > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 6:45 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Ed Rollins has been a tool since...well, I only remember him being a >> tool back to Regan but I wouldn't be surprised if it went back farther >> than that. >> >> But it makes my point well enough. Every administration Reagan onward >> has promised to spend wisely. But what did they actually do toward >> that end? Obama is making a cabinet-level position to do exactly that. >> Anyone else done anything remotely similar? >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:284179 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
