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130 comments on DrumBeat: February 16, 2008

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souperman2 on February 16, 2008 - 9:51am

I have been devouring the comments and reports of David Walker, the GAO, over the last few years as he was one of the only ones in government who tells it like it is.

This is not a good sign.

"Government Accountability Chief Resigns"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/15/AR200802...

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hightrekker on February 16, 2008 - 10:05am

souperman-
BushCo will not be in a hurry to make this appointment, and the selection will be in the spirit of this regime, the least qualified they can find.
"Government Accountability" under BushCo during the time the congress and he white house were
both in rethglican hands, is one of the greatest oxymoron's of all time. It has not improved much with the current crop of dem's controlling congress.
No one said late stage capitalism would be fun, but you must admit, the absurdity of the situation does occasionally bring a smile.

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River on February 16, 2008 - 11:07am

If Government Statistics are going the way of the dinosaur why will we need a GAO?

The Federal Government has learned an important lesson from the Pentagon. The GAO has attempted, unsuccessfully, to audit the Pentagon for as long as I can remember. Each year the GAO staff walks away from the Pentagon...shaking their collective heads...and muttering that the books are such a mess that they cannot conduct an audit.

Hey, if it works for the Pentagon why not for the entire government?

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SacredCowTipper on February 16, 2008 - 10:48am

if memory serves, the GAO returns $5 to the government for every $1 they are budgeted ... and thusly they're a perennial favorite target for cost conscious Congresscritters.