From the
National Review:
"The president must have this authority for one simple reason: Under our current budget process, members of Congress can often slip pet programs or projects into massive appropriations bills that fund necessary, ongoing government operations.
"Partly as a result, Congress has a hard time eliminating unnecessary spending. The Office of Management and Budget, indeed, reports that over a quarter of all federal programs either do not work or can't show any evidence that they do. Another 28 percent receive "adequate" ratings (indicating problems) while a mere 15 percent set and achieve the ambitious goals needed to earn OMB's highest rating.
I've asked before and I will ask again, "Why isn't this law already?"
