Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., wants Congress to stop spending money on things he deems unnecessary — such as "looking for signs of intelligent life in Congress" by giving NASA $3 million to set up a workshop in Washington, D.C., explaining the legislative branch. Coburn, the ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released his annual "Wastebook" Tuesday, and if you like a little sass and a lot of cuts in government spending, this is the book for you. Of course, it does not outline a path to make structural changes on either the tax or spending side, but it does highlight approximately 100 projects that cost the government $30 billion, the purpose of which Coburn questions. A sample of some of the items Coburn would like to eliminate? (more…)
