Brian Jones: “I have brought to the floor today a prophetic political cartoon. Let me describe it very quickly. There is Uncle Sam…”

“I have brought to the floor today a prophetic political cartoon. Let me describe it very quickly. There is Uncle Sam sitting in a wheelchair, and he shouts out with great excitement: I can see Greece from here. Behind the wheelchair pushing is President Obama. Behind President Obama is a donkey representing the Democratic Party, and behind the donkey is an elephant representing the Republican Party, the point being that all of us are guilty of heading this country towards Greece, and that means an economic collapse is forthcoming. Madam Speaker, we are $19 trillion in debt. Another reason I am on the floor today is that the continued waste of the taxpayer money in Afghanistan is becoming astounding. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record an article titled, ``Report cites wasted Pentagon money in Afghanistan.'' [From USATODAY.com, Jan. 20, 2016] Report Cites Wasted Pentagon Money in Afghanistan (By Tom Vanden Brook) Washington.--The embattled Pentagon agency blamed for building a budget-busting gas station in Afghanistan and renting luxury housing for its employees also imported Italian goats to boost the cashmere industry in the impoverished, war-wracked country, according to a government investigator. Meanwhile, the former head of the Task Force for Business Stability Operations, Paul Brinkley, blasted back Wednesday at the government inspector general, accusing him of inaccuracy and hype.…”