Brian Riedl: Cut federal spending first. Here, for example. And...

What beleaguered taxpayers should demand: more frugality by our Congressional masters, fewer sententious lectures about the supposed need for greater taxpayer "investments."

"Washington spent $126 million in 2009 to enhance the Kennedy family legacy in Massachusetts. Additionally, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., diverted $20 million from the 2010 defense budget to subsidize a new Edward M. Kennedy Institute....

"Taxpayers are funding paintings of high-ranking government officials at a cost of up to $50,000 apiece.

"Members of Congress have spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars supplying their offices with popcorn machines, plasma televisions, DVD equipment, ionic air fresheners, camcorders and signature machines — plus $24,730 leasing a Lexus,$1,434 on a digital camera, and $84,000 on personalized calendars."

Read it and weep!

Can you imagine the government "saving" us money by taking over health care???

Unbelievable!

This must be stopped. MUST BE

Our Government has a propencity to mis-run most every thing. Why add more tasks. Stop NOW. Give it back to the private sector