The Oklahoma House has created a new website where residents are asked to submit complaints about government waste. House Speaker Kyle Hilbert said the website is modeled after efforts by President Donald Trump to create a more efficient government. That makes sense because the president’s first term was simply a model of efficiency and competence.
You have to imagine State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ name will be prevalent on this new website. From costly out-of-state consultants to a push for Trump Bibles in the classroom, Walters has spent the last few years teaching a master class in government waste.
There are also the millions the state is spending to put wealthy children in private schools. What about Gov. Kevin Stitt’s annual push to give away millions to shaky eclectic car companies and rural theme parks?
There’s plenty of government waste to be found, and it probably didn’t require a website to find it. But here’s wishing lawmakers the best on their wasteful spending crusade…and the pandering this will afford them next election season.
This article appears in Stitt’s Top Ten.