Since Democrats have spent the entire time Elon Musk has headed the new Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) attacking everything he does in that capacity….you know, when he isn’t attending bundt meetings…I thought you might want a more specific idea of his activities.
This, I am happy to say, is being provided by Glenn Reynolds, writing for the New York Post (What? Did you expect this from the New York Times???).
Here is how it begins:
Democrats have their panties in a wad over the work that Elon Musk and DOGE are doing to control government spending.
But despite all the hoopla, what’s actually going on is straightforward stuff that most people probably — but wrongly — assumed the government was doing all along.
Musk wrote on X Saturday that DOGE and the Treasury Department have agreed to take the following steps:
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- All outgoing payments must have a categorization code in order to be paid. That’s supposed to already happen, but Musk has found the code is often left blank, making audits nearly impossible.
- All payments must have an explanation attached — another procedure that has been routinely ignored, making it hard to determine what or who federal payments are actually for.
- Every payment must be checked against an up-to-date “Do Not Pay” list of known frauds, terrorist groups, deceased people and expenditures that do not match congressional appropriations.
“The above super obvious and necessary changes are being implemented by existing, long-time career government employees,” Musk noted. “It is ridiculous [these rules] didn’t exist already!”
Yes, it is.
Hmmmmmm.
Tell me: if one political party is all for these kinds of basic procedures; procedures that would protect against government waste and corruption…
…and one party is screaming bloody murder over their implementation and the fact that they are now being taken seriously…
…which party do you figure is more serious about addressing government waste and corruption?
And why would you think a political party would fight attempts to control government waste and corruption? Would you at least suspect it benefits from that waste and corruption?
Gee. Y’know, I think I’m starting to understand why Democrats hate Elon Musk (not to mention Donald Trump) so much.
