Talk About Government Waste.

Well the GSA, that is the General Services Administration, is back in the limelight. You remember it was the GSA that held the big Los Vegas party? Well now questionable bonuses and outlandish travel expenses have them back under scrutiny. After all, it is the taxpayers' money and Congress wants to know if they're soaking the, said taxpayers, again. Congress? The folks in Congress think people in government are spending too much money on themselves? When is Congress going to decide they're spending too much on themselves? Now, the GSA has Congress to poke into it's spending habits, to investigate and question their habits. Question is, who gets to poke into the individual spending habits of Congress? What about their travel expenses? What about all the other ways they figure out how to feather their nests? Earmarks are a whole other subject. I'm talking about junkets and prepping for positions in consulting and lobbying after they leave office. Now if a congressman leaves office or gets beat out of office, do they need to work, ever again? Maybe some do, but should they be allowed to have anything to do with government, ever again? Except maybe run for office again. Many of these folks treat Congress as though it were an apprenticeship for positions at Lobbying firms. If they want to get on the speaking circuit, that's fine, but let's not make it into a permanent gravy train. That's what their pension is for. And it's not an inconsequential pension. What with medical, dental, and who knows what else. That would be the one drawback for the public if we went to term limits. Can you imagine the tab for all those extra Congressman and Senators? If you want to talk about government waste, start with congress.