hot tubs. is that what you re telling me? federal government needs to be down sized and reorganized. but the gsa scandal is minuscule compared to the larger issue of government waste. joining us now from washington tom schatz. the citizens against government waste. give us the headlines, mr. schatz. the culture of waste is alive and well in washington, bill. we re spending more money than ever. over the past five years spending has gone up 27% under the obama administration. record deficits. record debt. and nobody is watching how the money is being spent. bill: all right. enough to convince me what you are saying is true. that s easy for you to say. i mean, give me some data to back it up. convince me what you are saying is that the government doesn t care about the tax dollars throwing. in throws it anywhere, shape or form. we have the gsa thing. that was uncovered by government auditors. the government did its job in the sense that the government took an audit of these guys or a
around the world jumping into hot tubs. is that what you re telling me? federal government needs to be down sized and reorganized. but the gsa scandal is minuscule compared to the larger issue of government waste. joining us now from washington tom schatz. the citizens against government waste. give us the headlines, mr. schatz. the culture of waste is alive and well in washington, bill. we re spending more money than ever. over the past five years spending has gone up 27% under the obama administration. record deficits. record debt. and nobody is watching how the money is being spent. bill: all right. enough to convince me what you are saying is true. that s easy for you to say. i mean, give me some data to back it up. convince me what you are saying is that the government doesn t care about the tax dollars throwing. in throws it anywhere, shape or form. we have the gsa thing. that was uncovered by government auditors. the government did its job in the sense that the government to
around the world jumping into hot tubs. is that what you re telling me? federal government needs to be down sized and reorganized. but the gsa scandal is minuscule compared to the larger issue of government waste. joining us now from washington tom schatz. the citizens against government waste. give us the headlines, mr. schatz. the culture of waste is alive and well in washington, bill. we re spending more money than ever. over the past five years spending has gone up 27% under the obama administration. record deficits. record debt. and nobody is watching how the money is being spent. bill: all right. enough to convince me what you are saying is true. that s easy for you to say. i mean, give me some data to back it up. convince me what you are saying is that the government doesn t care about the tax dollars throwing. in throws it anywhere, shape or form. we have the gsa thing. that was uncovered by government auditors. the government did its job in the sense that the government to
this country when he said to the troops here, welcome home. he repeated that several times. the cheer went up in the crowd and there was so many people walking away today with big smiles on their faces, a sense of the satisfaction of the war that has been done in iraq. they are also satisfied that the the troops wanted to hear a commitment from the president that the country will continue to stand by them for their needs as their year goes on, whatever problems that they have from their service in iraq. the president and first lady both saying very strongly that the country will stand by them the way that the troops have stood up for the country. brooke? i m sure they are thrilled to be home in time for the holidays as the president had promised but they have to be. some of these men and women have to have some concerns and what are they, david? well, the concerns would be long-term problems like posttraumatic stress, depression. they also have to transition, if they are
but the actual libertarian position, the libertarian party position is to leave that choice to the woman. i m curious as to where all of these small government libertarians were during the eight years of george bush and the mostly controlled over those eight years republican house and senate. i mean, were those people really upset? well, you know, let s put credit where credit is due. i mean, i support repealing president obama s health care plan, because very simply, we can t afford it. all republicans chime out on that. but when they control both houses of congress and the presidency, what did they do? they passed a prescription health care benefit, which at that time was the largest entitlement program ever passed, and they ran up record deficits. i mean, really, give me a break. but what s your answer to sam s question? you just validated sam s assertion. i did, i m validating. where were they?