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1. #101
   On June 13th, 2011 at 5:10 pm, orlandocajun said:

   “Obama Forming New Commission to Cut Government Waste”

   If I didn’t know better, I would swear that they came up with the term, “oxymoron” after that headline was posted.

2. #102
   On June 13th, 2011 at 5:14 pm, orlandocajun said:

   On June 13th, 2011 at 4:31 pm, passingruffian said:

   Help me out, folks. What have I left out?

   30+ Czars
   50 new limos
   Obamacare
   Every time Air Force One takes off to some meaningless mission/campaign stop

   That’s all for now.

3. #103
   On June 13th, 2011 at 5:16 pm, Whirled Peas said:

   On June 13th, 2011 at 5:07 pm, passingruffian said:

   On the first swing, I thought it was a divot. But it was his Soros hotline Blackberry which went farther than the ball. On the second swing it was a divot which was bigger that the Blackberry and also went farther than the ball. All that said, he is a better golfer than president….by far.

   Obviously, I didn’t watch the whole thing but I bow to your observation that he is a better golfer than a pres and he sucks at both…

4. #104
   On June 13th, 2011 at 5:23 pm, Yumpin Yoda said:

   Useless trip to Copenhagen where they laughed at the “Chicago” presentation for the Olympics.

   Trip to South America (for the Brazil greasing of the $2B oil deal including leftover drills formerly from the Gulf.

   Useless trips to Ireland and the U.K.

   Another useless trip to Saudi Arabia and again another to South Asia.

   All accomplished nothing other than bowing to so-called “royalty” and embarrasing this country.

   And again, how many czars does he have?

5. #105
   On June 13th, 2011 at 5:34 pm, passingruffian said:

   On June 13th, 2011 at 5:16 pm, Whirled Peas said:

   Obviously, I didn’t watch the whole thing but I bow to your observation

   Neither did I. I missed some of it from tears of laughter. As to your bow, I bet you were doubled over in laughter. You don’t seem like the bowing type.

6. #106
   On June 13th, 2011 at 5:42 pm, Whirled Peas said:

   On June 13th, 2011 at 5:34 pm, passingruffian said:

   On June 13th, 2011 at 5:16 pm, Whirled Peas said:

   Obviously, I didn’t watch the whole thing but I bow to your observation

   Neither did I. I missed some of it from tears of laughter. As to your bow, I bet you were doubled over in laughter. You don’t seem like the bowing type.

   Figuratively speaking I do once in a while…. actually, though, as a former E-7 (Ret) you are right… I’m not the bowing type… my 23 years precludes me from bowing… even to a MOH winner… salute and respect, yes, bowing no…

7. #107
   On June 13th, 2011 at 5:45 pm, Whirled Peas said:

   Neither did I. I missed some of it from tears of laughter. As to your bow, I bet you were doubled over in laughter. You don’t seem like the bowing type.

   Sorry I went off on a tangent… yes I was cracking up…. he should maintain his limp wrist during the swing and not grip like it was a dude at Man’s Country, Chicago. That’s the best golfing advice I can give…

8. #108
   On June 13th, 2011 at 5:59 pm, passingruffian said:

   On June 13th, 2011 at 5:45 pm, Whirled Peas said:

   That’s the best golfing advice I can give…

   As a pretty good golfer, my advice to him would be to take two weeks off, then quit. Come to think of it, I would give the same advice as to him being president.

9. #109
   On June 13th, 2011 at 6:32 pm, swede said:

   Whirled Peas said:
   That’s the best golfing advice I can give…
   passingruffian said:
   As a pretty good golfer, my advice to him would be to take two weeks off, then quit. Come to think of it, I would give the same advice as to him being president.

   Silly stance – hunchback & too close to the ball
   Knees locked – no weight transfer
   Jerky back swing
   Head pops up
   Elbow bent & flailing
   No follow through
   Shanks every shot

   Your advice is on the money. Geez, you’d think a guy who spent that much time on the course would, like, take a lesson? I guess that would mean he’d have to listen to somebody smarter than him. Screw that.

10. #110
    On June 13th, 2011 at 6:32 pm, hadsil said:

    The Department Of Redundancy Department
    To Reduce Redunancy

11. #111
    On June 13th, 2011 at 6:39 pm, T-Bone said:

    Would the taxpayer have to pay for his lessons? I mean, our country needs him to look good on the course. Then he can show those Chicoms!

    Lessons might get expensive based on the comments here. We need an Americorpse volunteer.

12. #112
    On June 13th, 2011 at 6:39 pm, Whirled Peas said:

    On June 13th, 2011 at 5:59 pm, passingruffian said:

    As a pretty good golfer, my advice to him would be to take two weeks off, then quit. Come to think of it, I would give the same advice as to him being president.

    ROTFLMAO Right arm, right arm, right arm….

13. #113
    On June 13th, 2011 at 6:41 pm, passingruffian said:

    On June 13th, 2011 at 6:32 pm, swede said:

    Silly stance – hunchback & too close to the ball
    Knees locked – no weight transfer
    Jerky back swing
    Head pops up
    Elbow bent & flailing
    No follow through
    Shanks every shot

    And those are the good points.

14. #114
    On June 13th, 2011 at 6:45 pm, Whirled Peas said:

    On June 13th, 2011 at 6:32 pm, swede said:

    Your advice is on the money. Geez, you’d think a guy who spent that much time on the course would, like, take a lesson? I guess that would mean he’d have to listen to somebody smarter than him. Screw that.

    First, he doesn’t need lessons, he’s perfect. Secondly, there’s no one smarter than he is.

    Hell, Hank Haney or Ledbetter couldn’t improve his game for any amount of money.

    Barrraaaakkk! WOOOooooo Savior of the Universe!

15. #115
    On June 13th, 2011 at 6:46 pm, madshark said:

    Why reinvent the wheel? If Obama is serious, then he can join Citizens Against Government Waste…

    http://www.cagw.org/

    This organization (CAGW) negates the need for a paid commission.

16. #116
    On June 13th, 2011 at 6:56 pm, Whirled Peas said:

    On June 13th, 2011 at 6:46 pm, madshark said:

    Why reinvent the wheel? If Obama is serious, then he can join Citizens Against Government Waste…

    http://www.cagw.org/

    This organization (CAGW) negates the need for a paid commission.

    Excellent point there mister!! (Presumably) I know they could use the money he would pay for the research they do. AND it’s LEGITIMATE for a change!! Think he’ll buy in to it? Naww I don’t think so either.

17. #117
    On June 13th, 2011 at 7:19 pm, ChapBix said:

    Typical of a bloated government, especially those run by libs and progs. The current administration just does it on a grander scale. Cut government waste, fraud and abuse by not establishing yet another commission. They need ordinary folk, from out here in flyover country who have had to pay for this nonsense, go and actually fix the mess made by the “professional” political establishment. Start by firing the “professionals” and academics.

18. #118
    On June 13th, 2011 at 7:26 pm, ChapBix said:

    On June 13th, 2011 at 2:20 pm, mondamay said:

    For starters, they recommended things that would reduce the deficit, and if there’s anything Team Obama can’t stand, it’s a bureaucrat who takes his title way too seriously.

    Sounds like some stupid somebody “acted stupidly”.

    Just couldn’t resist the addition of two words.

19. #119
    On June 13th, 2011 at 7:30 pm, tre said:

    Reminds me of an old joke;

    Why did the nurse wake her patient up?

    Because it was time to take his sleeping pill.

20. #120
    On June 13th, 2011 at 7:32 pm, yaymm said:

    Hey, over here…over here….pick me, pick me. I spent 50 years in city, county and state government. I’m sure I can find lots of places to cut. All I need is the chance mister….please?

21. #121
    On June 13th, 2011 at 7:34 pm, Whirled Peas said:

    On June 13th, 2011 at 7:30 pm, tre said:

    Reminds me of an old joke;

    Why did the nurse wake her patient up?

    Because it was time to take his sleeping pill.

    Rectal thermometer popped into my err… ahem… head… well no that doesn’t sound right either…. nevermind

22. #122
    On June 13th, 2011 at 7:36 pm, ChapBix said:

    Then Paul Ryan presented a daring plan that again was immediately trashed. It seems that the prevailing Republican criticism for the Ryan plan is that it presented something for the Dems to attack while the Dems failed to present their own plan.

    Neither side has the spine to do the right thing. Everyone is deferring everything until after the 2012 elections. We don’t have that much time.

    The right thing? Start with not passing a bloated political stimulus bill of nearly a trillion dollars. Start with seriously reducing the deficit and paying down the national debt. Start with sending signals to the private sector that the public sector is not going to suck capital out of the economy and compete with them for precious loans. Start with serious reform with the entitlement programs. Start with not passing a sham of a health care bill that most people now want repealed.

23. #123
    On June 13th, 2011 at 7:43 pm, ChapBix said:

    On June 13th, 2011 at 2:28 pm, John Deaux said:

    I believe you meant to say glass bottomed bus.

    So the new commission can watch the old commission get thrown under the bus.

24. #124
    On June 13th, 2011 at 9:32 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    Since the end of World War II, Democrats in Congress have generated 90.3% of federal debt held by the public while Republicans have been responsible for 9.7% during the same period.

25. #125
    On June 13th, 2011 at 9:33 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    Civilian Unemployment Rate, 1952 – 2011

    Consider that budgets and spending have to be passed by both parts of the Legislative branch (House and Senate) as well as by the the Executive branch (President).

    Consider which party has controlled the majority of those three parts.

    Since January 2007, Democrats have held the majority.

    In 2007 & 2008, Democrats controlled 2 of the 3 (House and Senate)

    In 2009 & 2010, Democrats controlled all 3 (House, Senate, and Presidency)

    In 2011, Democrats control 2 of the 3 (Senate and Presidency)

    Obama did not “inherit” this economy. He has been involved in creating it since 2005 when he entered the Senate.

    This recession started, and has continued, under DEMOCRATIC control during the last 4 and a half years. They have controlled 2 and 3 of the 3 involved parts (House, Senate, and Presidency) for that entire time.

    Credit where credit is due.

26. #126
    On June 13th, 2011 at 9:42 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    Those who want to cut tax rates find support in the supply-side school of economics. The real intellectual firepower beneath the supply-side school comes from the Austrian economists, Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek. They believed that wealth creation starts with entrepreneurial activity—new ideas for goods or services, new and more efficient production techniques and new technologies. Lower tax rates stimulate this activity by increasing incentives for saving, investment, risk taking, and work effort.

    Those who oppose these supply-side tax cuts follow the teachings of John Maynard Keynes. Keynes earned his stripes in the Great Depression, when he said that consumers saved too much, and did not spend. Therefore, the government should spend and run a federal budget deficit. Keynes argued that demand-side stimulus, not supply-side stimulus is what an economy needs when it is down.

    Obama is a Keynesian.

    And this video is a hoot!

    (Hint: “Keynesian” does not mean “Kenyan”)

    Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem

    Keynes vs. Hayek Round Two

27. #127
    On June 13th, 2011 at 10:29 pm, sbw999 said:

    God…please save us all from liberal bull sh*t!!!! My head is going to explode if I hear any more.

28. #128
    On June 13th, 2011 at 10:44 pm, Green eyed Lady said:

    Off Topic:
    NOTHING TO SEE HERE: WOMAN REPRESENTING THE RELIGION OF PEAS SHUTDOWN DC’S METRO DURING RUSH HOUR MONDAY MORNING – I AM SURE THE LSM HAS MADE SURE ALL HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT RIGHT?
    http://www.favstocks.com/praise-allah-i’m-g…
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/p…
    http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/06/praise-allah-im…

    then notice how the story gets “scrubbed” by the end of the day:
    http://www.wtop.com/?nid=41&sid=2420448

29. #129
    On June 14th, 2011 at 12:37 am, stoptheinvasion said:

    I cannot wait until we throw this Pig out in Nov 2012.

30. #130
    On June 14th, 2011 at 2:16 am, puhiawa said:

    Maybe we can send Weiner in to cut waste and Obama into treatment.

31. #131
    On June 14th, 2011 at 10:34 am, cheapseat said:

    The first law our “leaders” need to write is one that says EVERY law they pas, and EVERY regulation passed by them applies to THEM ALSO! Weiner is not only a flasher pervert, but another liberal tax cheat just like Rangel, Kerry, Geitner, McCaskill etc.

32. #132
    On June 14th, 2011 at 11:49 am, DANEgerus said:

    Perhaps the Golfer-In-Chief would like to explain the success of his previous waste cutting programs discussed during his last election campaign?

    Perhaps the Golfer-In-Chief would like to explain how his mountain of regulatory excess from his 37 Czars will cut “waste”?

33. #133
    On June 14th, 2011 at 11:58 am, BK said:

    What happened to the RONALD REAGAN DEFICIT CUTTING COMMISSION?

    Oh wait, the Marxists who ran both parties ignored it for over 22 years.

34. #134
    On June 14th, 2011 at 12:47 pm, spaceycakes said:

    New Commission to Cut Government Waste

    eww; I wouldn’t want to be on that committee. Especially with Barney Frank’s ‘waste’.

35. #135
    On June 14th, 2011 at 1:56 pm, right_on said:

    Joe Biden:

    “Am I saying that you have to spend money to save money? Yes, I am!”

    More typical liberal thinking…ALWAYS wrong, and idiotic!

    This type of (un)thinking runs rampant in the Democrat Socialist Party USA, where the use of the logic is minimal, but the use emotional connection, and theater are all that counts!

36. #136
    On June 14th, 2011 at 2:00 pm, Southpaw said:

    The deck chairs on the Titanic are in disarray.

    The Community Organizer-In-Chief has called for a commission to study eliminating waste in the rearranging of the deck chairs.

    Fool.

37. #137
    On June 14th, 2011 at 2:21 pm, davebrown said:

    Nothing funny about what’s going on, but this is one of the funniest threads I’ve read in a long time. Thanks all! But it’s all turning into a cartoon in a cartoon graveyard. (props to Paul Simon, the songwriter…not the politician) If we can’t laugh, we can always cry.

38. #138
    On June 14th, 2011 at 2:59 pm, EROWMER said:

    Well, we should all be optimistic. Remember how well Jimmy Carter’s Department of Energy worked out. Obama is Jimmy Carter 2.0 and he is completing Jimmy’s work.

39. #139
    On June 14th, 2011 at 3:00 pm, pressto said:

    Wow I can’t believe you didn’t hit up on the fact we already have a Government Accountability Office that does this and that Obama fired some IG’s that were exposing waste, fraud and abuse.

    Let me remind you if IG Walpin and Americorp.

40. #140
    On June 14th, 2011 at 3:24 pm, right_on said:

    On June 14th, 2011 at 3:00 pm, pressto said:

    Shazzam!!!

    …you do understand that the Obama commission idea is a liberal misdirection, whose intention is to create the impression that he cares, and is doing something about it? I am reminded of the words he spoke during his run for President:

    
    

    “Words…just words!”

    He was talking about his perception of Republican lip service when they spoke about addressing waste, fraud, and abuse. Of course not only has he not addressed this problem, ever…he has added to it tremendously, and done it without blinking an eye. What a guy!!!

41. #141
    On June 14th, 2011 at 3:58 pm, shimauma2 said:

    President Barack Obama will announce new steps Monday to reduce government waste, arguing that inefficiency, fraud and abuse are especially troubling during tough economic times.

    This from the same man that doesn’t understand that ATM’s are more efficient than bank tellers.

42. #142
    On June 14th, 2011 at 4:05 pm, shanimal said:

    Hey I’m pretty sure Cognos makes software that might help cut government waste.

    It’s worked out great here in Mass, just google “Sal Dimasi” for more details on how Cognos helps cut waste!

43. #143
    On June 14th, 2011 at 4:14 pm, Ilovemycountry said:

    I hope he cuts everything going to red states – just to see a bunch of conservatives whining about losing their welfare.

44. #144
    On June 14th, 2011 at 4:14 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    How can someone who spends money like he’s got his own government-authorized printing press (and he does) have any clue how to stop spending. Pretty soon, he’ll sell the US to Soros for pennies on the dollar. This prez has no idea of the massive fraud, waste and abuse committed by, or aided and abetted by managers at high levels in government service.

45. #145
    On June 14th, 2011 at 4:18 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Hey, ILoveTheFactThatI’mStupid. Check your facts, clueless. The majority of people on welfare happen to be in BLUE STATES and are mostly registered DEMOCRATS or illegal aliens who vote for DEMONCRATS. Gads, you are unbelievably dumb.

46. #146
    On June 14th, 2011 at 5:08 pm, swede said:

    Ilovemyintestinalparasites said:

    Huh. Every conservative I’ve ever known would not accept wellfare, even if they needed it.

    It’s called honor and self-sufficiency. Google it.

47. #147
    On June 14th, 2011 at 6:24 pm, Ellyk said:

    From what I’ve seen of his MO (not her, but it) what else could one expect. Do nothing while tanking us even more in the wallet. It’s not by accident, it’s by design. If you’re Obama et al, it makes perfect sense.

    Recall his “Leveling the playing field” after all “Global recovery” requires it.

48. #148
    On June 14th, 2011 at 7:08 pm, right_on said:

    I’ve decided….Ilovemyanalretention really is that effing stupid! No one could be that myopic on purpose.

49. #149
    On June 14th, 2011 at 7:47 pm, Long Haired Country Boy said:

    Want to cut gubmint waste? How ’bout a mastectomy. Cut off the gubmint tit.

50. #150
    On June 14th, 2011 at 10:34 pm, Blackstone said:

    On June 14th, 2011 at 4:14 pm, Ilovemoochingoffmycountry said:

    I hope he cuts everything going to red states – just to see a bunch of conservatives whining about losing their welfare.

    As long as they don’t have to pay for everyone else’s as well, that sounds like a good deal to me.

51. #151
    On June 14th, 2011 at 10:52 pm, right_on said:

    The Obama Adminsitration’s ability and expertise in economic planning, and their predictable results, can be summarized in four words:

    Junk in, junk out.

52. #152
    On June 15th, 2011 at 9:03 am, LOBOMAN said:

    S S D D ………..

53. #153
    On June 17th, 2011 at 8:37 am, lionking said:

    Why doesn’t Obama start with the fraud in foreign aid? Read my new article on wasted money on foreign aid.

    There are so many obvious places to cut cost and fraud, it’s almost laughable. The Jungle Report chronicles many of the areas. We can probably cut the size of government in half and still fund the main programs.