Soundbytes: Rotten Smells and Feeding Wolves

A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.

On YouCut Targets Federal Pensions

That would be a big blow for those who are considering retiring in the next few years if this were to get passed. I want Congress and the President to save money and fix the economy, but I don't want it to happen by throwing fed workers to the wolves. Read more from Jay

Leave it to the Republications to bash the Federal work force, then turn around and complain that they're not working hard enough to fullfill the laws Congress passes. Read more from sid

On Senate nixes data transparency provision in financial overhaul

Someone really needs to investigate why that proposed amendment disappeared and no one knew why? That gives off a rotten smell again! Read more from 1234polla

Hey, we already have transparency in national security. The more sensitive the the information is the more likely it will appear on the front pages of the New York Times. From JNolan

On VA seeks to turn employee-generated ideas into reality

6,500 suggestions and only 17 proposals deemed worthy of pursuit. VA should be ashamed of itself. What kind of message does this send to the thousands who sent in suggestions that VA management rejected? Read more from Morris21654

The bigger picture here is-WHO IS ASKING THE PATIENT/LOVED ONES for their input, ideas, suggestions, experiences-good, bad, and ugly, to help improve their care from the VA. Until this seriously and expediently happens, all the rest is null and void of all the positive matters that is trying to be done. Read more from La Sims

On Bill includes porn-blocking technology for federal networks

Well, this is definitely anti-stimulus spending in nature...;-) From Richard