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The Washington Post seems baffled by the proposition of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) actually making government services more efficient. Apparently, the idea that the government could learn a thing or two from the private sector is enough to send the Democrats into spasms of frenzy, as if someone just suggested putting pineapple on pizza or calling their favorite pet a dog instead of a fur baby.
As if that weren’t enough, the Democrats are clutching their pearls as Trump and Musk advance what is basically a long-overdue plan to strip the federal bureaucracy of its vast girth. Their response ranges from hysteria to outright denial, all while the fiscal conservatives on the right are cheering from the sidelines. The irony is palpable. The same folks who deride the idea of trimming the fat at the DMV seem comfortable with the notion that every government institution should function like a lumbering dinosaur, suffocated under the weight of their own incompetence.
WaPo Says DOGE Wants to 'Run Government Services' Like That's a Bad Thing – PJ Media https://t.co/LxPR4zVYs1
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One has to question where the left’s worldview resides. Bob Hockett, a professor from Cornell, weighed in from the leftist ivory tower, suggesting that turning the government into a shareholder-controlled corporation will simply doom essential public services to profit-seeking motives. Sorry to break it to him, but when the current public sector’s misadventures involve wasting taxpayer dollars like a frat boy at a keg party, perhaps a little dose of “shareholder accountability” might not be the worst idea on the table.
It’s no secret that the bloated bureaucracies, which Democrats so fervently protect, have become cesspools of inefficiency and redundancy—larger than anything found in a Kardashian closet. As the federal leviathan swells with every budget cycle, it seems the left wants the rest of us to play along like it’s a game of Monopoly, where they’re the only ones allowed to go bankrupt. Nothing screams fiscal responsibility quite like a Congress that treats taxpayer money as confetti.
To summarize, these vaunted institutions, which spend millions on questionable programs while rolling out new taxes like a candy store outlet, have given rise to DOGE’s necessity. Yet, instead of engaging in meaningful debate on reforms, Democrats prefer to hurl insults and visibility gestures from atop their pet projects, as if pretending their bureaucratic baby is not in dire need of a diaper change.
In this scenario, GOP shortcomings shouldn’t be overlooked, but they certainly don’t resemble the unabashed worship of the federal government displayed by many on the left. While Republicans may not always act with the decisiveness needed, the Democrats cling stubbornly to their turf like it’s a national treasure, oblivious to the fact that their mismanagement is anything but sacred. If the Democrats want to keep defending the overweight bureaucracy like it’s a beloved family member with a penchant for credit card debt, they’ll have to do so at their own peril—all while the right pushes forward with a sensible and sustainable plan that doesn’t resemble a circus act in the least.
