When Growls is just not enough, visit "Government Bytes!"
Being an all-volunteer organization, there are days when Growls' bloggers are otherwise occupied. When that happens, check the blogging at Government Bytes!, the blogspot of the National Taxpayers Union. It's an ideal blogspot for not only keeping current on the latest government waste, fraud, and abuse, but for sharing news so that citizens can maintain pressure on the pols to listen. Three recent posts at Government Bytes! show why frequent visits there are worthwhile.
1) Jeff Dircksen questions "which is more troubling, that another school system has been found abusing the all important E-Rate program or that such abuse is not a surprise to Congress" based upon a news report of a California school spending $2.4 million in violation of federal program rules. 2) Damian Brady asks whether Rep. Harold Ford (D-TN) is proposing competition for the Red Cross and Salvation Army with his bill to create a $150 million disaster wing of AmeriCorps, the federal boondoggle created during the Clinton Administration. And, finally: 3) Elizabeth Terrell takes note of a Fox News report that the Bush administration's Office had issued new guidelines on credit card limits for hurricane-related purchases -- lowering the limit from $250,000 to $2,500.
In addition to Government Bytes!, visit the National Taxpayers Union website. Comment on the issues their bloggers write about, too.