When you are dealing with an enterprise as large as the federal government, mistakes in payments are bound to happen, but at what point does a preventable mistake become negligence? … READ MORE
Government waste
Spooky Spending: 10 Scary Government Expenditures
The Feds Love Frankenstein (2017) - $10,000 We’ve written about the $300,000 Indiana “Frankenfest” festival that included everything from franken yard games to a Franks-N-Steins beer garden, but this year … READ MORE
Bipartisan Group of Senators Make Pitch to Permanently Ban Earmarks
Before the 116th Congress is sworn into office next year, a bipartisan group of Senators wants to make the current moratorium on congressional earmarks permanent. Ten U.S. Senators sent a … READ MORE
The VA’s Paris Hotel
Parlez-vous français? Non? Okay, in that case we will stick with English. But you better brush up on your French if you want to visit Pershing Hall, the 5-star hotel … READ MORE
Juiced Legacies: McGwire vs Sosa, GOP vs DNC
During the summer of 1998, the American people were transfixed by the home run competition between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. The feats of strength, the friendly rivalry, and the … READ MORE
The Equation That Stumps Congress
For more than a decade, Congressmen – especially of the Republican variety – have been lamenting our continual budget deficits and growing national debt. Despite the bellyaching, in the past … READ MORE
F-35 Program Fooling the American People
The famous phrase, “fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice shame on me” does not apply to the federal government. Or maybe it does, but officials don’t fully … READ MORE
Farm Bailout: Kids Sitting at the Adult’s Table
The Department of Agriculture announced this week that it would hand out $4.7 billion in taxpayer dollars to farmers in response to the increasingly dire impact that its trade war … READ MORE