{"id":25042,"date":"2015-02-23T16:21:56","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T21:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=25042"},"modified":"2015-02-23T16:21:56","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T21:21:56","slug":"looking-past-the-current-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=25042","title":{"rendered":"Looking Past The Current Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

The current crisis in Washington<\/a> is the Democrat<\/a> filibuster of the Homeland Security Department<\/a> budget. The news media doesn’t frame it that way, but the last time I checked, the people doing the filibuster were the people preventing the bill from being discussed or passed.<\/p>\n

At any rate, the Republicans refuse to fund executive amnesty, and the Democrats refuse not to fund executive amnesty. That is the discussion in a nutshell. So how in the world can we be safe if the Department of Homeland Security is not funded (please excuse the sarcasm)? We will be equally safe whether the department is funded or not. You see, even if the department is not funded, ‘essential’ workers will still report for work. (If they are not essential, why are they working there in the first place?)<\/p>\n

Today the Washington Free Beacon<\/a> posted a story about the Department of Homeland Security and some of their budget.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)\u2014which is due to expire at the end of this week unless an agreement in Washington is reached\u2014has continued to rise under President Barack Obama<\/a>. His administration claims the agency\u2019s increased funding is necessary to protect the homeland, but records show that the DHS has continued to increase its spending on furniture and office makeovers as its budget has been increased.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A review of records on the official government spending website by the Washington Free Beacon<\/em> shows the agency has spent nearly $150 million on office furniture and makeovers since Obama took office. Those fiscal years for which he has been responsible and whose budgets have been enacted are FY2010 through 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe FY<\/a> 2015 Budget reflects the Administration\u2019s strong commitment to protecting the homeland and the American people<\/a> through the effective and efficient use of DHS resources, continuing the focus on preserving frontline priorities across the Department by cutting costs, sharing resources across Components, and streamlining operations wherever possible,\u201d the administration\u2019s request states<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Each year under Obama the administration, DHS funding has increased. The FY 2015 budget request is $60.9 billion, compared<\/a>\u00a0with FY 2014\u2019s budget of $60.7 billion. In fiscal year 2013, the DHS budget was $59.2 billion. By contrast, President George W. Bush\u2019s<\/a> last budget for DHS for FY 2009 was $52.5 billion<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please understand. Whether amnesty is funded or not, there is never any desire on the part of most Congressmen to cut the federal budget. Money is power, and Congressmen like power. The problem is on both sides of the aisle. The reason the Tea Party and Tea Party groups are such a threat to both parties (yes, they are a threat to the Republicans as well as the Democrats) is that they support smaller government. America will not see smaller government unless we elect fewer Democrats and fewer establishment Republicans. We also need to take the leadership of the Republican party away from establishment Republicans and put it into the hands of people who support the values the Republican party used to espouse.<\/p>\n

The article concludes, reminding us:<\/p>\n

Although the upcoming budget has not yet been approved, records<\/a> show the DHS has already signed contracts in the amount of $2.2 million for new furniture for FY 2015. A total of 247 contracts have already been signed. They include a contract signed<\/a> two weeks ago for $294,058 for \u201cfurniture and furniture installation services\u201d for the agency\u2019s office in Coleman, Fla.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jeh Johnson<\/a>, the secretary of the DHS, went<\/a> on five talk shows Sunday urging passage of his agency\u2019s budget and said the national security of the country is at risk. Essential employees of the DHS, including border patrol agents, members of the Coast Guard, and Transportation Security Administration<\/a>\u00a0workers are<\/a> required to report to work even if the budget is not approved.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wouldn’t we all like their furniture budget?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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