Abso-fuckin-lutely outrageous. Our tax dollars are being used
to fund right wing propaganda. If this isn't illegal, it sure as hell should be. The article itself suggests that the Administration is skirting the law. I think it's time to appoint a fucking special prosecutor to look into this, and to start throwing people in prison:
President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and more than 20 other administration officials have blanketed the country since early February, delivering more than 100 speeches in 37 states in an effort to rally the public behind Bush's Social Security plans.
Although no hard figures on costs are available, rough calculations show the White House and other agencies have spent at least $2.2 million on the campaign so far.
The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office has been asked by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., to investigate the costs of the pro-privatization effort. Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee have also asked quietly for an accounting, according to the Washington Post.
Waxman, the top Democrat on the House Government Reform Committee, asked the GAO to determine whether "the Bush administration has crossed the line from education to propaganda."
Federal law prohibits spending any public funds for publicity or propaganda designed to support or defeat legislation pending in Congress.
Oh yeah, and have fun paying your taxes this week. Just think of all the wonderful right wing propaganda those tax dollars will be buying.