NYC Letter: Team Barry Tackles The Deficit, Part V

Day 184 of CHOPE

THE WASHINGTON CHAINSAW MANICURE
They Have Chainsaws! They're With The Federal Government!

Remember this?

So one of the things that -- messages that I delivered today to all members of the Cabinet was: As well as you've already done, you're going to have to do more. I'm asking for all of them to identify at least $100 million in additional cuts to their administrative budgets.

Mr. Obama,
President and Penny-pincher-in Chief,
announcing $100M in collective penny-pinching
from a cabinet collectively authorized to spend $3.4 trillion
WASHINGTON April 20, 2009 (White House)

Mr. Obama charged his cabinet secretaries to find three one-hundreths of a percent in budget savings in 90 days. This Tuesday day 90 came and went.

WHITE HOUSE MISSES DEADLINE
TO ANNOUNCE BUDGET CUTS

July 21, 2009 (FNC) - Your World With Neil Cavuto

Neil Cavuto: The president gave them 90 days to do. Well, here it is, the 90th day, and no cuts, no proposed cuts, no Cabinet secretary announcing proposed cuts, nothing, nada, zip, zilcho.

When we asked the White House today what the deal was, we got this response — and I quote:

The recommendations have been gathered by the Cabinet secretaries, who will [be] reporting them to the president shortly.

... This was not even a tough assignment. I have had professors in college give me tough assignments. This is — this is like, Neil, can you breathe tonight and report back tomorrow what it was like?

I mean, $100 million, and these Cabinet secretaries combined are responsible for budgets approaching $2 trillion. So, someone could find some change underneath the — you know, the couch cushions here. So, what the heck?

Remember this?

Q: You know the numbers, $1.7 trillion debt, a national deficit of $11 trillion. At what point do we run out of money?

Well, I mean, we're out of money now.

Mr. Obama,
Spender-in-chief, giving an account
of his administration's spending
INTERVIEW May 23, 2009 (C-Span)

Follow Team Barry as they rip couch change from the budget here, here, here, here, here, and here.

CHOPE.

Small change. So, what the heck?