The Department of Government Efficiency – the DOGE – is an idea whose time has come. In fact, it’s an idea whose time came about 1980, but I suppose, better late than never.
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DOGE co-chiefs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy appear to be wasting no time.
The sheer magnitude of government waste is staggering to behold! https://t.co/RXxxXrAXoK
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 14, 2024
If it doesn’t advance the interests of American citizens, we’re putting it on the chopping block. Amazingly, there are a number of programs whose authorization from Congress has *already expired* yet $$$ still flows out the door. That needs to end next year. https://t.co/nnni6qQSYR
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) November 14, 2024
It seems they already have their target-acquisition radar set up and are sighting some wasteful animal research projects that we taxpayers are funding for unknown reasons. Some of these projects were called out by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) in his Festivus waste reports. In an email, Justin Goodman, Senior Vice President of the White Coat Waste project, lists a few:
More recently, WCW has exposed millions more in ongoing wasteful government spending including:
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This is, of course, barely scratching the surface. Oh, the DOGE, essential as their purpose is, is already facing pushback from the usual suspects, but Elon and Vivek simply aren’t having any of it. Of course, both of them are essentially invulnerable. They both have “eff-you money” – what kind of lawfare can you level against the richest man on the planet that won’t simply be overwhelmed by Elon just dumping piles of money on it? That is just one of the many reasons these two are the perfect selections for this Herculean task.
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Of course, were Senator Warren to ask my opinion, I could give her 36 trillion reasons why this should – nay, must be done.
A Herculean task this is, obviously; this makes the cleanup of King Augeas’ stables look like a poop-scoop after Fluffy lets one go in the city park.
The DOGE will, of course, not only focus federal spending on the kind of stupidity noted above. They will – they better – also focus on the Brobdingnagian federal bureaucracy, which everyone with enough brains to pound sand knows is feather-bedded beyond belief. I’ve been saying for years that, were I for some reason elected president (which would be difficult, as I have no intention of running for the job), one of my first acts would be to visit every federal agency and department in the executive branch, talk to each and every employee, and ask them two questions:
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“What is your purpose here?”
“What are you doing right now?”
Anyone who did not answer to my satisfaction would be told, “You’re fired. Get out.”
Let’s hope the DOGE gets let loose on the bureaucracy as well. So far, it looks like they plan to swing a Viking war-axe at federal spending. They even have libertarian hero Ron Paul chiming in.
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All I have to say about that is: It’s about damn time. Let the DOGE out, Elon and Vivek. Let the DOGE loose on Big Government; let go of the leash and yell, “Sic ’em!”
It’s going to be fun to watch.
