George F. Will - The Obama Administration's Economic Lawlessness: "In February, California's Democratic-controlled Legislature, faced with a $42 billion budget deficit, trimmed $74 million (1.4 percent) from one of the state's fastest-growing programs, which provides care for low-income and incapacitated elderly people and which cost the state $5.42 billion last year. The Los Angeles Times reports that 'loose oversight and bureaucratic inertia have allowed fraud to fester.'
But the Service Employees International Union collects nearly $5 million a month from 223,000 caregivers who are members. And the Obama administration has told California that unless the $74 million in cuts are rescinded, it will deny the state $6.8 billion in stimulus money."
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Unbelievable.
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This report is only the tip of the iceberg.
Look at the controls being placed on the banks and other investment institutions that received TARP money.
Some of those same banks and investment institutions are also bond holders in Chrysler. They agreed to pennies on the dollar — well below what they should have received as bondholders.
The golden rule: He with the gold rules. The Obama administration appears eager to extend its executive powers. Wasn't there something in the campaign about a criticism of the Bush administration for excessive use of executive power.
Guess it depends upon who is the "er" and who is the "ee".
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