Our government, like every other successful enterprise, comes down to leadership, and when you don’t have it, the whole organization suffers. In the case of our federal government, which is all of us, we all suffer. Margaret Thatcher was right. In our case we ran out of other people’s money a long time ago; this is why we have a national debt of more than $17 trillion. When we see our public servants wasting our money and not being held accountable, every tax-paying American should speak up. If we don’t, some day it will be too late.

Certainly I could call names here and give many personal examples, but it would accomplish virtually nothing, because most of it is being reported in the news every day, every week and every month. It should also be noted that those on the receiving end of lavish spending don’t care, because the cash register is ringing up sales for them.

When a high-ranking government official books a conference or seminar at a swanky resort, do you think the manager objects to getting the business? Of course the answer is “no,” and it’s the same for the vendors and suppliers who also get a piece of the pie.