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Regis Philbin
Apr 20th, 2009, 07:10 PM
Yeah, but that family that spends $60,000 is gonna get a "stimulus" check so they can keep buying that overpriced coffee... :]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/SPIN-METER-Saving-federal-apf-14976290.html?.v=1

SPIN METER: Saving federal money the easy way

SPIN METER: Obama's latest budget-tightening effort hardly makes a dime's worth of difference

Andrew Taylor and Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Writers

Monday April 20, 2009, 6:30 pm EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Cut a latte or two out of your annual budget and you've just done as much belt-tightening as President Barack Obama asked of his Cabinet on Monday.

The thrifty measures Obama ordered for federal agencies are the equivalent of asking a family that spends $60,000 in a year to save $6.

Obama made his push for frugality the subject of his first Cabinet meeting, ensuring it would command the capital's attention. It also set off outbursts of mental math and scribbled calculations as political friend and foe tried to figure out its impact.

The bottom line: Not much.This ain't "Limbaugh's stack" it's ABC News via Real Clear Politics, but since we have a Hugo Chavez wannabe running this board...whatever floats your boat, Mr. Communist. You run your board just like your hero runs his country.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/04/20/ap_tapper_confront_obama_admin_over_100_million.html

AP, Tapper Confront Obama Admin Over $100 Million

ABC's Jake Tapper questioned Gibbs why the Obama administration was making a large deal over saving $100 million in his proposed budget when the administration pooh-poohed $8 billion in an appropriations bill several weeks ago.

Jake Tapper of ABC News has details and the transcript of the exchange.