I'll tell you what is wasteful.....the fact that some of these people are in office. Shameful is more like it.

House Republicans are declaring that proposed money to be spent on the following items are "wasteful":

• Flood Reduction Projects along the Mississippi River
• State and Local Fire Stations
• Public Computer Centers at Community Colleges
• Screening and Prevention of STDs
• Wildland Fire Management on Forest Service Lands
• Youth Summer Job Programs

Just to name a few....

Heck, the money spent on just the flood prevention and fire management would probably pay itself back when we don't then have to provide FEMA money for recovery from those things. Not to mention, oh, you know, people not having to deal with the loss of their homes, crops, and land in the first place.