More bad news leftover from the previous administration and their horrific leadership

There is a Congressional oversight report that is to come out this Wednesday, detailing the waste in spending in Iraq and Afghansistan.

"In its first report to Congress, the Wartime Contracting Commission presents a bleak assessment of how tens of billions of dollars have been spent since 2001. The 111-page report, obtained by The Associated Press, documents poor management, weak oversight, and a failure to learn from past mistakes as recurring themes in wartime contracting."

But wait! There's more!

"U.S. reliance on contractors has grown to "unprecedented proportions," says the bipartisan commission, established by Congress last year. More than 240,000 private sector employees are supporting military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Thousands more work for the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development."

"But the government has no central data base of who all these contractors are, what services they provide, and how much they're paid. The Pentagon has failed to provide enough trained staff to watch over them, creating conditions for waste and corruption, the commission says."

I could go on.

The point is, all Americans agree--left, right, Liberal, Conservative, everyone--that we need to cut wasteful spending in our government. This is one perfect, easy place to start.

Link to story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090608/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_wartime_contracting_report