

More Democrat Smoke and Mirrors & Bait and Switch
Oregon Senator, Doug Whitsett, exposes smoke and mirror savings in 3194 A (pathway for early release of dangerous sexual criminals) and the bait and switch as the Dems budget redirects the money from community corrections to other stuff. Read his latest newsletter here. Ask yourself, will you feel safer after such a bill passes? "We ultimately need our criminal justice system to meet its intended purpose of keeping our streets safe by functioning in the most cost-effective wa


Jeff Kropf, Executive Director of Oregon Capitol Watch, Talks About the IRS
Our Guests: Jeff Kropf, Exec. Dir. & Entrepreneur Wayne Allyn Root This week: Two years on and the IRS targeting scandal continues and, worse, the arrogance of IRS attorneys continue unabated. So where are we? Will anything substantial ever happen to the people at the IRS who targeted conservative groups? (Other than paid leave or retiring on the taxpayer dime, of course.) This week on I Spy Radio, we take an in-depth look at the IRS targeting scandal. First, we’ll talk with


Veterans Getting Shortchanged by VA's Wasteful Practices
The Associated Press reports the Veterans Administration is "improperly spending at least $5 billion a year for medical care and supplies being purchased in violation of required practices for competitive bidding and written contracts, a senior VA official said Thursday." Gross mismanagement, mockery, illegal purchases, excessive prices, serious violations, and staggering--all words the report uses to describe the VA's waste. Be assured--although here are OCWF, we aren't--the

Petunia Stays in the News in Southern Oregon
Petunia is fresh off her Southern Oregon tour recently, where she awared Josephine County Commissioners the "Porker Award" for continued waste by pushing through Measure 17-66 for a levy voters have voted down ten previous times. Jeff Kropf, executive director of Oregon Capitol Watch states, "Voters in Josephine County are not dumb and they see this so called ‘citizens initiative’ as nothing more than creating a big slush fund for the commissioners, with no guarantees the mon


American Earns $1 Million in Their Lifetime--Government Wastes How Much?
The Spectator did a recent Op/Ed piece analyzing the colossal waste of Cover Oregon currently ratcheting up legal bills regarding who is to blame for it's epic failure. The average American earns roughly $1 million dollars in their lifetime. As one begins to look at the immense waste of just a single boondoggle project like Cover Oregon, and how flippant government treats hard earned taxpayer dollars, it is staggering. The Spectator comes to harrowing conclusion: "A country t


Petunia Is Doing Detective Work In Pendleton
A message from the government watch folks in Pendleton, OR: The Pendleton Tea Party Patriots are sponsoring Petunia (the giant pig). She not only roots out government waste, her round belly demonstrates she dines well on government waste. We need your help putting her on a diet. Obesity is a problem in America and we can’t blame fast food drive-thru windows for this one. It’s our fault. We need to say NO NO NO! It’s going to be hard for her to turn down all the junk and goodi