tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post2857377203754449747..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): The Senate modifies the part of the sequester that was hurting politicians and rich peopleMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-9473272835281472482013-05-09T11:58:36.821-05:002013-05-09T11:58:36.821-05:00Exactly. Cuts are made to hurt people in the wors...Exactly. Cuts are made to hurt people in the worse way possible to cry about the situation similar to a 4 year old... but this time it's grown people doing extensive manipulating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-64322053195419270322013-04-29T22:33:39.632-05:002013-04-29T22:33:39.632-05:00You were right. He nailed them extensively and po...You were right. He nailed them extensively and pointedly tonight. :.)Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-70089799087778851342013-04-29T16:08:27.571-05:002013-04-29T16:08:27.571-05:00This looks like a lot of political maneuvering sti...This looks like a lot of political maneuvering still. <br /><br />FAA is taking 60% of the cuts from the Dept of Transportation, even though the FAA is like 20% of the total Dept of Transportation Budget. <br /><br />After this, the cuts to the FAA are $637 M out of a total budget of about $15.2 Billion, or around 4% <br /><br />You mean the FAA can't take a 4% cut, and continue to operate? <br /><br />While I think there's a bit of political positioning in this as well, Representatives Thune and Shuster on the House Committee overseeing the Dept of Transportation, noted that the FAA spent $500 M on consultants last year, $179 M in travel expenses for employees, and another $143 M to operate their own fleet of 46 aircraft. <br /><br />This reminds me of the infamous "Washington Monument" ploy, as used in multiple government agencies when they get cuts. Its named, as when the Dept of Interior gets budget cuts, it doesn't cut staffing or services at some branch office that doesn't get seen or used much -- but has the National Park Service close the Washington Monument in the middle of Washington due to "budget cuts", and the encourages cries of outrage about the impact of the budget cut. <br /><br /> Wales Larrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06349823446678287114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-11810621777710534552013-04-29T10:26:18.793-05:002013-04-29T10:26:18.793-05:00John Hodgman, who's part of The Daily Show ext...John Hodgman, who's part of The Daily Show extended family, as well a lot of other comedians were tweeting about it over the weekend so it seems likely to get showcased. It's really too much of a gift not to.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619153370091469672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-35203776904464717822013-04-29T00:50:47.099-05:002013-04-29T00:50:47.099-05:00Well done, Congress, you have bolstered the cynici...Well done, Congress, you have bolstered the cynicism and increasing sense of despair your constituents feel when discussing politics and those who they voted into office to represent their best interests.embeeteenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-56465453033803189112013-04-28T19:36:06.413-05:002013-04-28T19:36:06.413-05:00Obama should have vetod that bill.
If I were the ...Obama should have vetod that bill.<br /><br />If I were the FAA, I'd direct all remaining cuts to be in force at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) around the beginning and end of Congressional sessions.<br /><br />I'd also love to have the NPS stop maintaining the National Mall near Congress, and have signs counting down from the Lincoln Memorial (the other side of the Mall) telling visitors how far Congress has cut spending. Let those grass fields around Congress go brown, and let that reflecting pool rot!<br /><br />WMATA, DC's metro service should close Federal Center SW, Capitol South and Judiciary Square, and all bus stops near Congress as soon as they get hit by the sequester.Nepkarelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-21166642170242076982013-04-28T17:26:59.021-05:002013-04-28T17:26:59.021-05:00I hope Jon Stewart picks up on it.I hope Jon Stewart picks up on it.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-5657993655482889612013-04-28T17:12:49.539-05:002013-04-28T17:12:49.539-05:00The Atlantic offers a similar theme.
http://www.th...The Atlantic offers a similar theme.<br />http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/04/the-party-of-morning-joe/275366/WBRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12075566488189806877noreply@blogger.com