Ever notice how "government-as-a-business" types never treat Defense that way?
I mean, any executive who had such horrifically sloppy business practices would be fired by the board in a heartbeat.
Or, conversely, imagine any other branch of government saying that it couldn't account for its spending without plowing in a huge amount more money. The GOP would be all over them like a cheap suit, demanding the ouster of all those responsible and a drastic cut in the department's budget.
Meanwhile, Defense spending stays sacrosanct. #ddtb
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Pentagon Says It Will Cost Another $1 Billion to Figure Out How Much It Spends
The Pentagon, which previously warned that reliable military spending figures could not be produced until 2017, has discovered that financial ledgers are in worse shape than expected and it may need t…