White House launches new campaign to cut waste

[alp227]

Source: The Washington Post

The White House and congressional Republicans unveiled new proposals Monday to combat government waste, fraud and abuse — and at least some of the plans mean fewer Web sites with a .gov address.

The Obama administration said it plans to shutter or consolidate about a quarter of its 2,000 Web sites and is scrapping plans for new ones.

In a White House-produced video, President Obama noted that the government’s Web portfolio includes sites devoted to desert tortoises, polar animals and a quintet of U.S. Forest Service rangers who tour the country playing the fiddle.

“I’ll put their music on my iPod, but I’m not paying for their Web site, and there are hundreds of similar sites that we should consolidate or just get rid of,” Obama said.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-launches-new-campaign-to-cut-waste/2011/06/13/AGvWpgTH_story.html

[Broderick]

1. shrug

Let's fix it by giving more tax breaks to the rich...

sigh.

[Autumn]

2. End the fucking wars, all of them.

How can he not get that? All he does is regurgitate republican points.

[think]

9. Amen! Tanks to tractors! Just say FUCK YOU to the KILLING MACHINE!

Hell yes I'm pissed off!

[boppers]

3. ...and Issa proposed a new government agency...

...to track waste in excessive agencies....

:rofl:

[ixion]

4. unimpressive

very.

[Synicus Maximus]

5. Seems reasonable to me. Why does the gov need 2000 websites?

[Arctic Dave]

6. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!?

Every god damn website the government has doesn't equal a days worth of waste and fraud at the DoD.


Is he just fucking with us now?

[krabigirl]

7. Maybe he is trying to run for the GOP nomination in 2012? jk..kind of.

[fascisthunter]

8. He's a Fraud sucking up to the the corporate media meme

[russspeakeasy]

10. Is that really the best you can come up with? Holy shit we are

in worse trouble than I thought.

[Botany]

11. Good start with the 12 billion Dick Cheney & Co. stole ....

.... in cash in Iraq.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4882465

[think]

15. I'm sorry but I'm saving my outrage for money stolen by welfare recipients

:sarcasm:

[somone]

12. How's the war going?

[Lugnut]

13. Get real!

Start with the goddamed Pentagon. It's no wonder Dems consistently get their asses kicked. Such silliness!

[eilen]

14. So it's public service message websites

that are sucking up all the taxpayer revenue?

Really?

So cutting edge. You bold cost cutter... I am relieved to know you are vigilant and on the job.

I am just flabbergasted that this merited a mention in a Government funded Puff Piece Production and then again, in the the press.

[christx30]

20. I'd like to have that job

as a webmaster. Trillions and trillions of dollars that should go to roads and other infrastructure, used for setting up my "10 things I hate about Al Quida" blog.

Glad Obama is on the job taking down those sites that are ruining this country and stopping us from giving tax breaks to the CEO of Countrywide and Exxon.

God bless America

and... just so I don't flamed: :sarcasm:

[gkhouston]

16. Bush tax cuts?? n/t

[FlyByNight]

17. The National Security budget...

...is a good place to start. What is it, about a trillion dollars, annually (now)?

We hear this kind of talk, practically, every goddamn presidential term. Cutting fraud, waste and abuse, rinse, repeat. Sounds like a mantra now. (Regarding this and to be fair, I know what Pres. Obama can do is somewhat limited in scope; it just sounds annoying - 'tis all.)

There's a 5-sided elephant in the room and, practically, NO ONE within the Beltway can (or wants to) see it.

[woo me with science]

18. But...but....He just announced a brand NEW website!

It was one of his proposals to improve the economy in his latest speech!

http://www.alextimes.com/news/2011/jun/10/obama-pushes-public-private-partnerships/


Speaking at the city’s Northern Virginia Community College campus, the president called for the creation of standardized skill certifications in cooperation with the manufacturing industry....As well as the creation of nationwide certification standards, Obama also announced a new website, called “Pipeline,” pairing job listings with the required educational background.


Good fucking god, can we get to the important stuff, please?

[w4rma]

19. Actually, this might be a bigger deal than it appears at first glance. (nt)

[fascisthunter]

21. what a bad joke

[Johnny Harpo]

22. And This New Campaign Will Cost..How Much?

n/t

[No Elephants]

23. Is this from The Onion?