Flap’s Links and Comments for March 1st from 04:37 to 11:25

These are my links for March 1st from 04:37 to 11:25:

• Bad timing for Democrats’ defense of status quo – GAO Report Exposes Duplicate Spending – At a time Senate Democrats are dragging their feet on an extension of the Continuing Resolution and the White House is pushing a budget that merely freezes discretionary defense spending, comes a report from the General Accounting Office:

  The U.S. government has 15 different agencies overseeing food-safety laws, more than 20 separate programs to help the homeless and 80 programs for economic development.

  These are a few of the findings in a massive study of overlapping and duplicative programs that cost taxpayers billions of dollars each year, according to the Government Accountability Office.

  A report from the nonpartisan GAO, to be released Tuesday, compiles a list of redundant and potentially ineffective federal programs, and it could serve as a template for lawmakers in both parties as they move to cut federal spending and consolidate programs to reduce the deficit. Sen. Tom Coburn (R., Okla.), who pushed for the report, estimated it identifies between $100 billion and $200 billion in duplicative spending. The GAO didn't put a specific figure on the spending overlap.

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  Read all of Jennifer Rubin's piece

  A defense of spending status quo ain't going to fly.

• President 2012 North Carolina GOP Poll Watch: Huckabee 24% Romney 18% Gingrich 18% Palin 16% | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012 North Carolina GOP Poll Watch: Huckabee 24% Romney 18% Gingrich 18% Palin 16% #tcot #catcot
• VA-Sen Poll Watch: Tim Kaine 47% Vs. George Allen 47% | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – VA-Sen Poll Watch: Tim Kaine 47% Vs. George Allen 47% #tcot #catcot
• President 2012 Michigan Poll Watch: Mitt Romney 46% Vs. Barack Obama 41% | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012 Michigan Poll Watch: Mitt Romney 46% Vs. Barack Obama 41% #tcot #catcot
• Union Education: What Wisconsin Reveals About Public Workers and Political Power | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Union Education: What Wisconsin Reveals About Public Workers and Political Power #tcot #catcot
• Day By Day March 1, 2011 – Mask | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Day By Day March 1, 2011 – Mask #tcot #catcot
• Flap’s Links and Comments for February 28th through March 1st | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for February 28th through March 1st #tcot #catcot
• @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-03-01 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2011-03-01 | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
• Flap’s Links and Comments for February 28th from 18:00 to 18:10 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for February 28th from 18:00 to 18:10 | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
• Flap’s Links and Comments for February 28th from 18:39 to 19:04 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Flap’s Links and Comments for February 28th from 18:39 to 19:04 | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog