“We’re asking people to do more with less. And I think the president ought to lead by example. He is already a very gifted speaker. And I think that’s one platform he could do without.”
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Rep. Steve Womack, an Arkansas Republican, on a House amendment to cut funding for President Obama’s teleprompter. Womack later pulled his amendment, saying he did not know how much it would save. (via officialssay)
Would somebody introduce an amendment to cut funding for lawmakers who are dicking around at taxpayer expense rather than doing their jobs? This could save a lot of money.
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After withdrawing the bill, Womack said, “I think we made our point.”
If the point is that the GOP have nothing better to do with their time (and taxpayer’s dollars) than to fixate on absurdities like Obama’s use of a machine that every president since Eisenhower has used, then yes, yes, you have made your point.