(Washington, D.C.) – Today in the nation’s capital, America’s premier waste watchdog released its May WasteWatcher articles on government waste:

Stimulus Not So Stimulating

By Tom Schatz

The White House announcement on May 20 of 100 projects in 100 days of the stimulus, a plan that was intended to be “timely, temporary, and targeted,” was greeted with great skepticism, including an ongoing dispute about the amount of money that has been spent and how many jobs have (or have not) been created.

Blue Dogs and PAYGO – Living in La La Land

By Leslie Paige

On April 28, 2009, members of the so-called fiscally conservative “Blue Dog” Coalition introduced H.R. 2116, the “Fiscal Honesty and Accountability Act of 2009.”  According to their website, the measure “would strengthen Congress’ commitment to fiscal responsibility and accountability by reinstituting statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rules. 

Don’t Ground the Presidential Helicopter Program

By David Williams

The presidential helicopter has always provided the media with a picturesque backdrop for the president.  One of the most famous images is President Nixon waving goodbye to the White House for the last time on

August 9, 1974 from the top step of the helicopter.

Waxman and Markey Attempt to Go Green, But Put Taxpayers in the Red

By Erica Gordon

Global warming is waning as the topic de jour.  Americans are focused on other priorities, especially when considering how much ‘being green’ will really cost. 

CAGW’s FOIA Project

By David Williams

On February 17, 2009 President Obama signed an economic “stimulus” bill, formally known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  More than $787 billion is slated to be spent through ARRA to help revive the economy.

Medicare/Social Security Insolvency

By Sean Kennedy

While the Obama Administration ratchets up support for government-run healthcare, which would be a new entitlement program, the government trustees who monitor the nation’s two largest entitlement programs, Medicare and Social Security, have reported that they are both less than a decade away from insolvency.

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