"If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels
were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on
government would be necessary. In framing a government which is
to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in
this: you must first enable the government to control the governed;
and in the next place, oblige it to control itself."
-- James Madison (Federalist No. 51
Congressman John Cambell, a CPA by trade, brings an interesting fact and summation on some of our
obscene federal budget and spending practices.Last Thursday, I wrote a post that provided a telling example of how unwilling the Democrats are to even entertain the idea of spending accountability. During their time in the majority, they have shown an innate ability to question and investigate just about everything going on in Washington, except the prudent use taxpayer dollars.
On the heals of this, a report has been released by the Mercatus Center of George Mason University that shows 87 percent of federal appropriations, $2.18 trillion, are going to government agencies that score "below satisfactory." Not surprisingly, the worst scoring agency in the federal government - the Department of Housing and Urban Development - will probably see one of the greatest, if not the greatest, increase in spending this year under the new Democratic majority. To view the report, click here
That is a big pile of cash just being shoveled like some kind of manure, 2.2 trillion dollars going to overly wasteful and inefficient agencies. That is probably the largest factor in my support for Mitt Romney for POTUS is his ability to make sense of this kind of mess and fix it not expand it or grow it. The lunatic left want to add more agencies, more programs, free healthcare, and save the world from freedom and opportunity to help themselves since the government can do it better for them.
The Democrats have truly become the party of whiny little children with zero foresight only 'feel good now' regulation and litigation in the hopes the courts will side with them since they are unable to win the votes on the merits of their arguments. I for one hope the Democrats keep up the pace, five of the conservative base's biggest issues have come to the forefront, winning the war, abortion and the courts, 2nd Amendment rights, flagrant over spending and grossly draconian leviathan of a tax code.
John is a congressman on our side as chair of the finance committee for the RSC, and a good eye on what kind of thievery hard core pols are willing to attempt, I miss him here in Sacramento, though not from my district, he has my vote and voice. Flag his site and check it weekly at least, especially if you are fiscally conservative and believe the government doesn't need more money it needs reform.
2.2 TRILLION dollars is a lot of greenbacks to cover up a pile of bureaucratic bull droppings and incompetence. The unions must be removed from government, they have undo influence and hurt the free market competition that could bring the cost of government way down and help more than a select few union members known for their corruption. Do it the Reagan way, if they strike, fire them for dereliction of duty and hire private replacements happy to work. The unions are killing California and many of its cities as I type and threatening to release many tens of thousands criminals back onto the streets or not show up for work if they don't get their way and the Democrats here are their bought and paid for pawns.
That once "flower" of American cities, San Fransisco, is now wilted and decaying and a perfect example of failed socialist policies for other cities to look at. Families of all races are fleeing if they are able, the streets have been taken over by the homeless and smell like it, homosexual activists are plentiful and uninhibited to where they do whatever it is they do in the open. Would you want to raise your family there? I have had to work there on occasion, state, city and private, and it is sad. My mother lived there in the glory days and met my father there back when the cool hangout for the ladies was the Officer's Club and the officers were gentlemen, just before the beatniks moved in. It is even radically different since her last visit there in 1980. We don't go there when she visits now, there is still plenty of 'quaint' remaining in California and ample beauty. The Golden Gate will maintain its beauty despite the rot that lies beneath the glow.
Update:(hat tip to Hugh Hewitt) The al qaida jihadi islamo fascist's are planning and want a Hiroshima sized attack on the West. Would you submit or be more determined to fight? Japan was close to defeat, and is a small island nation with few natural resources and we are not. We stood down the Soviets, we can stare down the Persian theocrats. Funny, there once was a time when the French Foreign Legion was the refuge of true freedom loving mercenaries. Hugh's follow up broadcast links are here.
Update: Thanks to a moonbat's hatred I found a fellow conservative blogger, Amy Proctor, with a very good site! It had to be, my detractors hate her as much as me. Hey Amy, they are cowards when confronted.
