Tom Delay is an idiot

Once again, Tom Delay opens his mouth, and absolutely nothing remotely resembling reality comes out. In this case. Mr. Delay says that all possible fat has been cut out of the federal budget. Let's look at this laughable claim:

DeLay declares 'victory' in war on budget fat
By Amy Fagan and Stephen Dinan
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
September 14, 2005

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said yesterday that Republicans have done so well in cutting spending that he declared an "ongoing victory," and said there is simply no fat left to cut in the federal budget.

Mr. DeLay was defending Republicans' choice to borrow money and add to this year's expected $331 billion deficit to pay for Hurricane Katrina relief. Some Republicans have said Congress should make cuts in other areas, but Mr. DeLay said that doesn't seem possible.

"My answer to those that want to offset the spending is sure, bring me the offsets, I'll be glad to do it. But nobody has been able to come up with any yet," the Texas Republican told reporters at his weekly briefing.

Asked if that meant the government was running at peak efficiency, Mr. DeLay said, "Yes, after 11 years of Republican majority we've pared it down pretty good."

Read the rest here.

What utter bullshit. I can think of several ways fat can be trimmed from the federal budget:

• Slash welfare.


• Slash Social(ist) Security.


• Abolish the EPA, DEA, NEA, FDA, FCC, BATF, IRS and many others in the alphabet soup.


• Make it so that our so-called "representatives" can't vote themselve a pay raise every year.


• Impose term limits on politicians so they don't become entrenched mouthpieces for special interests.


• Stop giving out free money (aka "foreign aid") to every country that holds their hands out - especially ones that support terrorism, such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, etc.


• Stop paying 25% of the UN's total budget. Better yet, either withdrawl from or abolish this modern-day League of Nations.


• Cut all the rampant pork that gets attached to many bills in Congress.


• Elect a president who will actually use the presidential veto power once in a while.

I can think of many more places where the fat can be cut from the budget, but I'd be here all day listing them.