Between GSA's Vegas blowout and Panetta's 27 flights home to see his walnuts,

[Barbella]

taxpayers have lost over $1.6 BILLION.

Only a moron would believe those two instances are the ONLY ones where these pigs feed at the trough and waste our money like it's nothing.....if we eliminated ALL of the government waste and corruption, we'd end up with TRILLIONS of savings and could probably balance the budget on that alone.

It's disgusting.

 

[GordonGecko]

Since it's so easy....find "trillions" in waste and corruption. Or find a Republican who can. They PROMISE to do it every time they are OUT of power.

BTW, NINE billion was lost in ONE DAY off a plane in Iraq under Dubya...and you didn't care.

 

[CatsEye]

taxpayers have lost over $1.6 BILLION.

Only a moron would believe those two instances are the ONLY ones where these pigs feed at the trough and waste our money like it's nothing.....if we eliminated ALL of the government waste and corruption, we'd end up with TRILLIONS of savings and could probably balance the budget on that alone.

It's disgusting.

Do you mean $1.6 million?

 

[YouCantHandleDaTruth]

Do you mean $1.6 million?

Nope, she meant billion, Rush told them there's no difference in those numbers

 

[Barbella]

Of course. My mistake.

 

[CatsEye]

Of course. My mistake.

No problem.

 

[Corruptbuddha]

It's a problem inherent with big government.

That's why we should be doing everything we can do to keep REAL government at the local level.

 

[Barbella]

That's the whole point, CB....the point lefties don't WANT to see.....

 

[connieb]

Agree.

 

[MaryAnne]

And,of course we all know Bush/Cheney never lost a dime. How foolish this thread sounds.

 

[Barbella]

What's foolish is your continued aquiescence to this fraud and theft of taxpayer dollars. Just because you think Bush and Cheney did it, we should allow every subsequent administration get away with it? Is that what you think?

And wasn't Obama the one who ran, partly, on "rooting out waste" and "ending corruption"? Why would he have done so, if he thought like YOU did?

 

[MaryAnne]

What's foolish is your continued aquiescence to this fraud and theft of taxpayer dollars. Just because you think Bush and Cheney did it, we should allow every subsequent administration get away with it? Is that what you think?

And wasn't Obama the one who ran, partly, on "rooting out waste" and "ending corruption"? Why would he have done so, if he thought like YOU did?

They seem to be catching them on Obama's watch.

The Director was hired by GW Bush. Why don't you complain about the wars based on lies. Millioons lost in Iraq, where they were handing out shrink wrapped $100 bills.

 

[Corruptbuddha]

Bush and Cheney were as bad as Obama.

No one is denying that.

So, now that we've put Bush and Cheney to pasture, what shall we do about the OVER SIZED, OVERREACHING, AND OVERSPENDING GOVERNMENT?

 

[ya-ta-hey]

taxpayers have lost over $1.6 BILLION.

Only a moron would believe those two instances are the ONLY ones where these pigs feed at the trough and waste our money like it's nothing.....if we eliminated ALL of the government waste and corruption, we'd end up with TRILLIONS of savings and could probably balance the budget on that alone.

It's disgusting.

Barbella,

With regard to Panetta, the Secretary of Defense is required to ride on a Defense Department plane. While he may be making a few more trips than what may be appropriate, I don't begrudge him trips home, especially with the great job he is doing at Defense.

 

[Alinvegas]

Let's not leave out what princess nancy spent flying her g4 home on weekends...Wasted all that money when she could have just used her broom...

 

[Barbella]

You talking about Martha Johnson? She was hired by GW Bush? Really?

Martha Johnson (resigned): As the administrator of the agency, Johnson held the highest GSA position and resigned April 2 when the Office of the Inspector General issued a report on its investigation of conference spending. She had served as chief of staff for the agency under President Bill Clinton; President Barack Obama appointed her administrator in April 2009 (although she wasn't confirmed for the post until February 2010).

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/gsa-scandal-powerful-powerless-players-181754722.html

 

[middleview]

taxpayers have lost over $1.6 BILLION.

Only a moron would believe those two instances are the ONLY ones where these pigs feed at the trough and waste our money like it's nothing.....if we eliminated ALL of the government waste and corruption, we'd end up with TRILLIONS of savings and could probably balance the budget on that alone.

It's disgusting.

Yup, George W. Bush's 77 trips to Crawford must have cost a trillion bucks (Limbaugh math).....

 

[middleview]

Fraud and theft?

Are you aware of the fact that the guy at GSA who is responsible was appointed to his post in 2007? He got caught now....and you want to blame Obama?

Has Haliburton been in the news for overcharges since 2009? I guess that fraud and theft ended when Cheney and W went home.

You guys went apoplectic over the $2 billion loan guarantee to Brazilian oil exploration by the Ex-Im bank in early 2009....but it was granted by the Bush appointees, who were replaced in mid-2009.

You seem to think Obama should have fixed things on January 21st of 2009....

 

[TomFitz]

It's a problem inherent with big government.

That's why we should be doing everything we can do to keep REAL government at the local level.

Nonsense!

I've seen that kind of thing on a local level. Every year my GOP county executive takes his staff and a bunch of hangers on to Vegas for a week for the ICSC convention, which is one of Vegas's biggest conventions. Real estate developers, bankers, and government officials, all on expense accounts.

You should also remember that Sprio Agnew became the first Vice President to resign, not because of anything that happened in the Federal Government, but because of the briefcases full of cash he took when he was Baltimore County Executive.