The American Spectator : The Spectacle Blog : Obama Shows Us His Scalpel

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During last year's second presidental debate, Obama dismissed McCain's proposal to institute an across-the-board spending freeze. "That's using a hatchet to cut the federal budget," Obama said. "I want to use a scalpel..."

Though some of us had our suspicions, at the time Obama wasn't saying what it would mean to cut government spending with a scalpel. But now we have a much better idea, as the Washington Post reports that President Obama will order his cabinet members to slash his $3.5 trillion budget by scalpel-riffic $100 million! Ed Morrissey notes, this represents a cut of .0029%.

As I wrote during the campaign, I prefer McCain's hatchet, though a chainsaw would be ideal.

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Pete| 4.20.09 @ 11:11AM

Wait, isn't 100 bigger than 3.5? O(b/s)ama must think the American people are braindead. This crap has long since ceased to be funny. I may have to modify my practice of yelling "thanks, idiot" to motorists with big O election stickers and just run them off the road. Then again, they appear to be so easily misled perhaps I can just point off into the distance and they will swerve to their own overdue deaths. Wastes of oxygen.

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…presidental debate, Obama dismissed McCain’s proposal to institute an across-the-board spending freeze. “That’s using a hatchet to cut the federal budget,” Obama… → Read full article… Obama Shows Us His Scalpel Tags: Federal Budget, Hatchet, mccain, Presidental Debate, Proposal Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required)

Becky| 4.20.09 @ 12:56PM

This must be the kind of surgeon you can expect when they get their degree at a Holiday Inn Express, someone who just plays one in a commercial.

Danny| 4.28.09 @ 10:50PM

I think the stimilus bill was also a plan to increase the money supply. So they just wanted to get it out the fastest way possible, and decided to blow off the junk in the bill in favor of speed.