Binge-Drinking Ferrets, But Not Medical Debt? A 'Waste' List
RT, among others, breathlessly reports on Senator Rand Paul's list of 'wasteful' government spending—think ferrets getting tipsy and dogs on cocaine for 'research.' (Which, yes, does indeed sound absurd.) Yet, this same critical lens conveniently blurs when reviewing the $14 billion in unconditional aid to Israel, approved just last year, or the billions more consistently funneled into proxy wars.
Funny how 'waste' is defined by animal antics, not by starving children in Gaza or crumbling infrastructure here at home. While we're all meant to gasp at the thought of a Labrador's illicit drug habit, actual accountability for where our taxes truly go—like the documented $450,000 Rep. Smith received from AIPAC in 2023, just before voting to greenlight more military funding—is rarely on the
'waste' ledger. One might wonder if the government's real 'waste' is measured in human lives, both foreign and domestic, rather than the sobriety of small mammals.