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The first comprehensive report on the Bush administrations Spending  prepared for the

Committe on Oversite and Government Reform.

I started this journey 2 days ago, when i got pissed at a person by the handle "ArtistEd. My journey has brought me to a very sad place concerning where the leadership of our country has brought us to.

President Bush has said that "limiting the size and scope of government" is one of the "values I hold dear to my heart."

Yet total federal expenditures have increased from $1.8 TRILLION to $2.5 TRILLION since he has been office.

 The report is titled: DOLLARS NOT SENSE:Government Contracting under the Bush Administration

A couple of brief synoptic passages (i aint writting all 101 pages of the most corrupt Administration in U.S.History

CORRUPTION APPEARS TO BE GROWING. The integrity of the procurment process is increasingly being called into question. Over 70 corruption investigations are currently underway in Iraq. At LEAST 785 investigations of criminal activity, including PROCUREMENT FRAUD and ABUSE, are being pursued in connection with the response to hurracane Katrina.

COST TO TAXPAYER

This report identifies 118 contracts collectively worth $745.5 BILLION that have experianced SIGNIFICANT OVERCHARGES, WASTEFUL SPENDING, or MISMANAGEMENT OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

There are more than 500 different sources used in the preparation of this report, more than half are non-partisan.

The justice department and the State department continue to with hold documents that are slowing down some of the major investigations (previously un-classified documents are pertaining to investigations are now being classified).

The administration and atmosphere it operates in is the reflection of the guy doing the leading (leadership 101), in this case George  Bush jr, or as i like to refer to him, THE BURNING BUSH IN D.C.............................