[paul51]

they should start lopping off whole agencies and departments. there was a good list started here a short while back. beyond that there probably isn't a single federal bureaucracy that doesn't waste at least 30% of its budget.

[kosciusko51]

they should start lopping off whole agencies and departments.

Before they do that, they should have a very public congressional hearing with each agency and department head explaining why they are essential to the workings of the government, given that we are in such a big mess. Then, have a rebuttal from a group like the Tea party saying, "No more of our tax dollars for you."