From Holden:

Part of the message Chimpy wanted to deliver in New Hampshire yesterday was that government programs that are performing poorly should be “eliminated and/or trimmed back”. The White House has even established a web site where you can check out their evaluation of myriad programs.

Last four years we’ve had what we call the President’s Management Agenda. Employees have been working to help ensure that the programs are doing what we expect them to do. That’s what they do. They spend a lot of time on this. We ask federal managers to achieve good results at reasonable costs, and we measure them. The point is, is that if they can’t prove they’re achieving good results, then the programs, in my judgment, ought to be eliminated and/or trimmed back. That’s why I told you earlier, we found 141 such programs. And we did the same thing in last year’s budget, as well.

One of the interesting innovations that we have put forth is a new website, called expectmore.gov. It’s a program where — it’s a website where we start to put the measurement results up for everybody to see. Nothing like transparency into the federal bureaucracy to determine whether or not a program is working. And so I think you’ll find it innovative — I do — that the White House has put this website up. And you’ll be able to see whether or not results are being achieved for the money spent.

So this morning I paid a visit to expectmore.gov and clicked on their link to programs that are not performing. What did I find? Listed among those programs judged to be performing poorly was Department of State’s Public Diplomacy program headed by none other than Karen Hughes. Let’s fire her ass!

Also listed as “Not Performing” are:

Dept of Homeland Security Border Patrol

Dept of Homeland Security Coast Guard: Aids to Navigation

Dept of Homeland Security Coast Guard: Drug Interdiction

Dept of Homeland Security Coast Guard: Polar Icebreaking Program

Dept of Homeland Security Coast Guard: Search and Rescue

Dept of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Automation Modernization Program

Dept of Homeland Security Preparedness — Grants and Training Office Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program

Dept of Homeland Security Preparedness — Grants and Training Office State Homeland Security Grants Dept of Homeland Security Preparedness — Infrastructure Protection Cyber Security

Dept of Homeland Security Science and Technology: Threat and Vulnerability, Testing and Assessment

Dept of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration: Air Cargo Security Programs

Dept of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration: Aviation Regulation and Enforcement

Dept of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration: Baggage Screening Technology

Dept of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration: Federal Air Marshal Service

Dept of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration: Flight Crew Training

Dept of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration: Passenger Screening Technology

Dept of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration: Screener Workforce

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Corps of Engineers-Civil Works Coastal Storm Damage Reduction

Corps of Engineers-Civil Works Flood Damage Reduction

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Federal Election Commission Federal Election Laws – Compliance and Enforcement

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Office of Natl Drug Control Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign

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Securities & Exchange Comm Enforcement

Securities & Exchange Comm Full Disclosure Program (Corporate Review)

Are we surprised?