Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn’s Last Report on Government Waste. Mountain Lions on a Treadmill?
I have a friend who lives here in Abilene. He just finished creating an app and it is now available!
Juggle Bug ~ Mobile Phone Game ~ It’s FREE! ~ TRY IT!
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Black State Senator switches from a Democrat to a Republican. This video has been seen by over a million. It needs to be seen by millions more! The FACTS are that the Democrat Party is the Party of slavery, of the KKK, of Jim Crow Laws, of the poll tax, of preventing Blacks from voting, of segregation, and now of murdering unborn Black babies in the womb and of slavery through government dependence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_YQ8560E1w
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Primaries in November:
18) Louisiana Primary: November 4, 2014 ~ Congressional Run-Off (if needed): December 6, 2014
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According to ABC radio news, President Obama has decided not to take action on amnesty for illegal aliens (“immigration reform” in Left euphemism) until after the 2014 election. Of course, the reason he decided to wait was because some Democrat Senators up for reelection this year are scared silly that they will lose the election if MORE amnesty is implemented before the election. They think the American voter is TOO STUPID to realize there is no difference whether an illegal act is implemented before or after an election. It is still an illegal act that will do great harm to America!
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From: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/10/22/10000-to-watch-grass-grow-coburn-annual-report-details-wasteful-govt-spending/
“$10G to watch grass grow: Coburn report details worst examples of government waste
FoxNews.com
October 22, 2014
Senator Tom Coburn releases new government waste report.
As American taxpayers worried about the terror threat from the Islamic State, the crisis at the border and the economy, the U.S. government spent their money to give rabbits massages (Of course! Why else would we have an almost 18 trillion dollar national debt?—my addition), to teach sea monkeys to synchronize swim (Someone has to do it!—my addition) and to literally watch grass grow (Where do I sign up? What kind of skills are required?—my addition).
These and other examples of wasteful government spending were detailed by Republican Senator Tom Coburn in his annual ‘Wastebook,’ his final edition since he is retiring early next year (Why would anyone call these studies wasteful?—my addition).
‘I have learned from these experiences that Washington will never change itself,’ Coburn, R-Oklahoma, said in a statement. ‘But even if the politicians won’t stop stupid spending, taxpayers always have the last word (By replacing the spenders with those who will follow the Constitution! Much of what the federal government is involved in is NOT constitutional!—my addition).’
The first example cited in the report is the millions spent on what one attorney called the government’s ‘dirty little secret’: paid administrative leave for troublesome employees. Workers who were placed on leave for disciplinary reasons, such as misconduct, security concerns or criminal issues, received $19 million while on leave this year (And some for up to three years from a story I read! Getting paid for NOT coming to work! Nice if you can get it! Not nice for the taxpayer!—my addition).
These workers, according to Coburn, were essentially on a paid vacation that can last for months or years. The GAO also detailed this phenomenon in a report Monday. According to the GAO, during a three-year period more than 57,000 employees were placed on leave for 30 days or more, costing taxpayers $775 million in salary alone.
Another wasteful project with a big price tag is the Pentagon’s plan to destroy $16 billion in military-grade ammunition that it deems no longer useful (How is useful defined? What types of ammunition! Other federal agencies have been buying up ammunition! Sell it in the marketplace? Is this wasteful?—my addition). Sounds pricey, right? Well add in the fact that on top of that, the feds plan to spend $1 billion just to destroy the ammo.
‘The amount of surplus ammunition is now so large that the cost of destroying it will equal the full years’ salary for over 54,000 Army privates,’ the report notes.
Other examples vary from the serious, to the aggravating, to just plain bizarre. One that takes the cake is the $10,000 the government spent to watch grass grow—seriously.
That project is the brainchild of the Department of Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which is paying for the growth of the smooth cordgrass to be observed on a Florida reserve. The money covers ‘the cost to monitor grasses, restore two acres as a demonstration and publish a guide on best practices for cultivating the cordgrass, known formally as Spartina alterniflora (This can not be done by private companies if it is so beneficial?—my addition).’
Still more examples show that while some Americans are struggling to make ends meet in a rough economy, there is a group in the U.S. getting major perks: animals (Must have a tie in with PETA!—my addition).
In one instance, the government shelled out $387,000 to provide rabbits with a relaxing daily massage. The critters were treated to a ‘mechanical device that simulates the long, flowing strokes used in Swedish massages’ to study the effect of massages on exercise recovery, according to the report (Why not use real people? Wait? Why do the study at all? We have a HUGE national debt!—my addition).
Another animal getting a fun extracurricular activity courtesy of the U.S. taxpayers are sea monkeys. The government dropped $50,000 on a project to study the swirl of sea monkeys’ collective movements, part of a $307,000 grant, according to the report. The researchers did so by choreographing a synchronized swimming routine for the tiny shrimp (Should I ask why?—my addition).
The government also spent $856,000 to throw mountain lions on a treadmill and $171,000 to watch monkeys gamble. They also spent $331,000 on a study that led to a mind-blowing discovery, that ‘hungry people get cranky and aggressive.’
‘With no one watching over the vast bureaucracy, the problem is not just what Washington isn’t doing, but what it is doing.’ Coburn said in the statement. ‘Only someone with too much of someone else’s money (There is a key! It is someone else’s money!—my addition) and not enough accountability for how it was being spent could come up some of these projects (Another problem! There is a built in incentive to spend the money! In order to receive more money in the next budget, one has to spend all the money in the current budget!—my addition).’
Other notable examples include $90 million spent to promote U.S. culture around the world (To promote homosexual behavior? Because they are spending money on just that! As well as promoting the MURDER of unborn babies worldwide!—my addition), $414,000 spent on a U.S. Army video game that some in the intelligence community have worried could inadvertently train terrorists and $4.6 million spent on ‘lavish’ homes to house Border Patrol agents in areas temporarily (Only the best for our employees!—my addition).
Coburn, known as ‘Dr. No’ for his strong stance against excess spending in Washington, announced in January he is retiring from the Senate early due to ongoing health issues. The Republican had already announced he would not seek reelection but decided to leave his term two years early, in January 2014.
A Coburn spokesperson told FoxNews.com that the senator has said that answers about if and how the ‘Wastebook’ will continue will have to wait until next year. The spokesperson said Coburn hopes every lawmaker will make monitoring government waste a priority (They need to do more than monitor it! They need to end it! Also, the unconstitutional Departments need to be ended!—my addition), but that one does not have to be a current lawmaker to do so.’
Click to read the "Wastebook."”
See
http://votevance.blogspot.com/2014/10/downsizing-federal-government-through.html
For the Departments that are unconstitutional!
It is past time to restore the Constitution as written and amended!
It is past time to take back the nation!
We can save the nation from itself by replacing establishment Republicans and Democrats with social, fiscal conservatives!
IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT!
If not now, when?
If not now, why?
If not us, who?
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The Obama Administration: How NOT to govern a nation!
CLOSE THE BORDER! NO REFUGEE STATUS!
NO AMNESTY! DEPORT THEM ALL!
IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT!
Impeachment IS the answer!
Galatians 6: 7-9 (NIV)
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
NEVER GIVE UP! NEVER SURRENDER! In the end, VICTORY belongs to GOD and HIS people! HIS people are, by definition, CHRISTIANS! Followers of JESUS, the CHRIST!
Impeach Barack Hussein Obama!
Impeach Barack Hussein Obama!
Impeach Barack Hussein Obama!
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The Oklahoma workplace beheading:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfaTIRYE8tM#t=248
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A video of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid before he was Senate Majority Leader.
According to the screen, this was on September 20, 1993. Bill Clinton was President!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrNJ12kJ7wY
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You MUST listen to this video!
The ending statement: Abortionists are evil! My response: Yes, they are as all serial MURDERERS are!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8927qO9qlg#t=25
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Texas Senator Ted Cruz—The Cruz Missile: The Democrats want to destroy the First Amendment! This is over 50 minutes but well worth listening to as Senator Cruz exposes the Democrat Party for who they are.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXAYFzhNhQg
Texas Senator Ted Cruz—The Cruz Missile: “Vote Harry Reid Out!”
http://www.wnd.com/2014/08/ted-cruz-flays-harry-reid-over-bill-of-rights/#ooid=BxdnR5bzpeZSjUTiYsD3zTCGhILw4g6K
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Why SHE needs a gun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUAL6ie1ufc
What SHE should have done:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTOLSmxqcMo
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Illinois Senator Dick Durbin—up for reelection this year—compares U.S. soldiers to those of Nazi Germany!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqIlXfkylD4
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“There’s one very recent commander-in-chief who’s not in this new 30-second commercial. Can you guess which one?
This apparent omission could be intentional or not. Or, it could be a slight. Or, perhaps, the Air Force couldn’t find anything moving this president has said about the military, in this case the Air Force.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rj9-fmxbUg
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