Another low point for Obama

[idlewind]

Which is in turn extremely disingenuous since there's a big move right now from House Republicans to cut FDA funding for food safety matters:

http://www.anh-usa.org/house-cuts-fda-budget-by-285-million/

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/2005-02-14-fda-safety-usat_x.htm

When you are 14 trillion in debt even some good programs must be reduced. It is called hard choices. Maybe we can cut out Planned Parenthood, NPR and PBS and replace the FDA's funding.

 

[futurebeachbum]

We could eliminate or cut back on the heavily armed Department of Education Office of Inspector General. From the Washington Post article "Education Department agents raids California home"

U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General special agents broke into a California home at 6 a.m. Tuesday and reportedly roughed up a man
...
In 2010, the Post’s Valerie Strauss reported that the Education Department was purchasing 27 Remington Brand Model 870 police 12-gauge shotguns to replace old firearms used by Education’s Office of Inspector General, which is the law enforcement arm of the department. DoE said the guns were necessary to help enforce “waste, fraud, abuse, and other criminal activity involving Federal education funds, programs, and operations.”

It seems like we have enough armed investigative people in the Dept of Justice. Why does DoE need their own armed, door kicking in unit?

Of course if we eliminated the whole DoE then this unit would go as well.

 

[idlewind]

We could eliminate or cut back on the heavily armed Department of Education Office of Inspector General. From the Washington Post article "Education Department agents raids California home"



It seems like we have enough armed investigative people in the Dept of Justice. Why does DoE need their own armed, door kicking in unit?

Of course if we eliminated the whole DoE then this unit would go as well.

Man what a great idea! While we are eliminating the DoE we could also cut the DEA and the ATF and combine their legitimate functions into the FBI and the Secret Service. ICE could go as well and be combined with the Coast Guard.

 

[Andy A]

Man what a great idea! While we are eliminating the DoE we could also cut the DEA and the ATF and combine their legitimate functions into the FBI and the Secret Service. ICE could go as well and be combined with the Coast Guard.

Come on, guys! You can't do that! You'd be cutting costs and streamlining government functions and we all know you can't have that!