Democrats form waste 'truth squad'

[deadparrot]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- A pair of U.S. representatives from California were selected to lead a Democratic Party "truth squad" to oversee the Bush administration's use of tax dollars.

U.S. Reps. Henry Waxman and Dennis Cardoza will follow up on Democrats' allegations that "billions of taxpayers' dollars have been squandered, contributing to the largest annual deficits in our nation's history," a release Thursday from the House minority leader's office stated.

"Despite documented instances of waste, fraud and abuse, the Republican Congress has failed to provide meaningful oversight or hold the administration accountable," the release said.

Cardoza said: "The Republican leaders in Congress and the White House have abdicated their responsibility to manage our nation's finances. Congress cannot continue to buck its constitutional duty of checks and balances. Future generations will have to pay for the money the federal government is borrowing from other countries to spend in Washington."

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060824-013746-2831r

Press release: http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=71212

[Just Me]

1. Awesome goal!!! So, will they hire me to follow the money?

:shrug: I need a job.:7

[OKthatsIT]

2. Why the hell did they wait so long to do this?

[WhiteTara]

6. don't blame Waxman! He has been on this

from day one. Finally the corp media is paying attention to him. Another sign that the wheel is turning!

[Tellurian]

3. They had better form a nonprofit

corp such as The Taxpayer Oversight Institute of Legislators = TOIL
Just as the neocons do with all their Tanks!

[54anickel]

4. Hmmmm, what about some of those Dino Dems who voted lock-step

with the Republicans on some of that waste? Will they overlook that spending or put it out there for all to see? I'd like to see both the waste and the votes.

[Toots]

5. $185.000.00 a minute on Iraq alone

We are currently spending over and above our revenues at over $100,000.00 per SECOND. That is our deficit spending putting the LIE to everything Bush* said during the 2000 cmpaign..The man is a chronic LIAR.