White House response to Death Star petition is unintentionally funny

The White House has finally found a government spending project is doesn’t support. It cites three main reasons:

• The construction of the Death Star has been estimated to cost more than $850,000,000,000,000,000. We’re working hard to reduce the deficit, not expand it.
• The Administration does not support blowing up planets.
• Why would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a Death Star with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one-man starship?

Funny! Especially the part about “working hard to reduce the deficit.”

I love that the White House is still trying to convince people that they care about the deficit. http://t.co/XeU1rpEh #fb

— Chris Younce (@younce) January 12, 2013

https://twitter.com/JoeSchoffstall/status/289915813601886208

I suspect the White House spent more time crafting their Death Star response than creating a budget.

— jon gabriel (@exjon) January 12, 2013