Waste, Fraud & Abuse

That is what the government calls it when tax dollars are not spent properly: Waste, Fraud & Abuse.

So ... let's talk about this latest trip that the President is taking. As I understand it, the President is taking a trip to India and Indonesia. And, if the information I have heard from the media is correct, the price tag for this trip is in the neighborhood of 2 Billion Dollars. Seriously?

2 Billion Dollars for a trip? Well, as one of the tax payers, whose money you are spending, I certainly hope that there are going to be some jobs or other benefits to us average Americans as a result of this trip. Perhaps you could enlighten us average Americans as to the purpose of the trip, since we are the ones who are paying for it (after all). How is this trip benefiting the country?

Mr. President, How can you possibly think it would be okay to spend 2 Billion Dollars for a trip to India and Indonesia? Let's put this in perspective. What is the total annual budget for NASA? Well, I am not sure, but it seems to me that 2 Billion Dollars is a sizable percentage of the NASA budget. Yet, if memory serves me, you are cutting the NASA budget because we cannot afford the expense. You are cutting NASA's budget, but you are taking a trip to India and Indonesia? I dare say that the American people will get a lot more benefit from 2 Billion Dollars being spent with NASA, than by spending it for you to travel to India and Indonesia.

And you were wondering (after the elections) why the American people just threw out so many Democrats. Do you seriously not see how the American people would be upset with your decision to spend 2 Billion Dollars on a trip to India rather than spending the money on NASA? I have tried to figure out what rationale you could possibly use for spending this kind of money. Did it never occur to you that the average American is never going to understand why you are making this trip? Did it ever occur to you that this is NOT leading by example? People are worried about their jobs. People are worried about the tremendous amount of debt that is being racked up by your administration and the Democratic Congress. Are you that out of touch that you cannot see how this kind of expenditure would be received poorly by the average American?

To me, this is an expenditure that should not have happened. To me, this is a classic example of Waste, Fraud & Abuse. It also reaffirms to me that you and the Democratic party are out of touch and out of control. You are so set in your elitists ways, that you cannot see how obviously wrong it is to make this kind of expenditure; particularly when we have the kind of deficits we have today. Shame on you!

I did something this last election that I have never done before in my entire life: I voted AGAINST every Democrat on the ticket. That's right. I voted Liberatarion. I voted for Green party. I voted Republican. I refused to vote for one single Democrat. I voted for a Democrat in both of the previous congressional elections. Not this time. I not only voted against the Democrat congressional candidate, I handed out fliers for his opposition. I called and emailed every family member to be sure that everyone voted. I put more time and energy into this election than I have put into all the other elections combined. And, I am going to keep doing this while we are having the poor quality of elected officials that I believe we have today. I guess I was hoping the right wing media was wrong about you, Mr. President. I was hoping that at some point you would demonstrate your leadership.

How dare you cut the funding for NASA, and then turn around and spend this much money on a boondoggle. Don't bother sending me any of your campaign materials. I will be voting AGAINST you in 2012 - no matter who the other candidates are. This trip has proven to me that you do not have the judgment or integrity that I require for my elected president.