Price Less

That was my reaction to the Big Lug Nut's spokeswienee Troy Price trying to show up State Auditor David Vaudt.

Vaudt urged the Dummycrats in charge to consider taking corrective budget action now to avert deeper spending cuts later.

Price said the BLN is taking “a more responsible and prudent approach” by waiting.

Really?

Then why pay a consultant $300,000 to recommend budget cutting ideas for the 2011 budget year?

I offered the BLN an idea (No Charge) already and here's a couple more.

Cut the number of boards and commissions in Iowa.

I know your consultant doesn't agree, but do we really need 178 boards and commissions with a total of 1,388 members?

You would probably have to work with the Legislature on this, but now is a good time as they've set up a State Government Reorganization Commission (your buddy Staci Appel-sauce for brains is a chair).

What is within you power is the appointments, and the scientific community is united in that fact, as of this writing there are only 18 openings since you just appointed four more Iowans.

According to your boy Bo Berntsen, those commissioners and boarders(?) receive anywhere from reimbursement for travel and lodging, to a $50 per diem, to an annual salary.

Lastly, flush any fool that needs to change the name of his department in the times of a recession, because you know there's some major money spent on new signs and stationary.

Your site still refers to it as the Department of Elder Affairs, making the change DOA not IDA.