Return to Article: Program cuts figure into Bush plan to control deficit
-
3224
Bush bashing detracts from the real issues at hand. It does not matter whom is in the White House, it is career bureaucrats that make or break our budgets.
We cannot continue to live in the 1950's with the methods of budget controls. OMB has been trying to bring accountability to agencies recieving tax payer funds. I am please to see some of the results out of PART. Yes, it slams my agency DoD also, but this is a good measuring tool to help DoD access programs and bureaucrats running these programs.
Let's stop the political White House bashing and look at the true issue. Our bureaucratic mentality needs the bashing. Unfortunately, it takes the laxative of A-76 studies and contracting out, before career bureaucrats get the picture.
The White House residents change, much easier than changing the Bureaucratic Society built over many generations. Let's remember when we point a finger at Bush or Clinton, we have three fingers pointing right back at us.
-
3131
The best way to cut the deficit is to cut the Bush!
-
3073
Please exercise some skepticism when talking to Bush officials about anything. The deficit is projected at $540 billion--not counting the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. That means every day the federal budget is increasing by about $1.5 billion. It's probably increasing by more than that because Bush's OMB has been notoriously off base when calculating the administration's fiscal indiscretions. Cutting $4.9 billion would not control the deficit.
One question to ask is why these budget-minded deficit hawks did not freeze bonuses for political appointees. Then try to find out how many millions were paid out to Bush's political appointees.
PROMO RIGHT: EVENTS
UPCOMING WEBINARS
NOVEMBER 18
Speed bumps for Teleworking: What are they and how to avoid them?
DECEMBER 3
Achieve Program Success: Unlock the Management Information in Your Data
DECEMBER 10
Practical Transparency: Applying Exchange Networks for Mission Results
PROMO RIGHT: DIRECTORIES
Post a Comment
To post a comment, you must provide a name and a valid e-mail address. Messages must be limited to 400 words. By using this Service you agree not to post material that is obscene, harassing, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable. Although Government Executive does not monitor comments posted to this site (and has no obligation to), it reserves the right to delete, edit, or move any material that it deems to be in violation of this rule.