Didn’t say I like Coburn, nor even approve of his views in a general way at all. (You sure he wasn’t being sarcastic? Because…he can totally go there, as well as some crazy places.)
In any case, the particular report I mentioned dealt with the incredible waste of funds going on at CDC - and that was all completely documented. It was possibly one of the worst MS Word Documents I have ever seen, but they did have their facts straight. That agency is one in particular which has been extremely vocal in claiming that this shutdown is a threat to everyone because essential services aren’t getting handled. Because, flu and stuff. Oh yeah - and because you saw ‘Outbreak’.
And yet, it is one agency (also under the management of Apple Glitch Sebelius) which wastes hundreds of millions and has yet to cure one single disease in its entire history. But, has a private gym which we all paid for. The principle is precisely the same as for Congress - insisting they are hugely essential to our society, producing very little, but…gym. On our dime. When the argument at hand is purportedly healthcare accessibility provided through the federal government.
Get it? The feds’ track record in providing for the public health and healthcare? Not so very slick on many counts. Makes one wonder exactly what is really being fought for (and against) here.
