Rut-roh. The White House is innovating again. This never ends well.
A group of Presidential Innovation Fellows has been recruited to take on five “game-changing projects.” Translation: the White House is sponsoring a new round of cringe-worthy, expensive meddling in the private sector.
WH "Innovation Fellows" flack says they're looking for "case studies" on "how we can save $ for taxpayers." AX THIS STUPID PROGRAM!
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) August 23, 2012
https://twitter.com/jesseashlock/status/238664218449154050
Office of Personnel Management director John Berry had some advice for the first class of Innovation Fellows.
Think bold, fail early, learn quickly. #innovategov @WHLive
— InnovationGeneration (@innovgen) August 23, 2012
Fail early — perhaps President Obama can recycle that motto for his campaign.
Obama's next slogan? RT @michellemalkin OPM director encourages "White House Innovation Fellows" to "fail early."
— jon gabriel (@exjon) August 23, 2012
Or maybe a slogan with more Chicago flair? “Fail early, fail often.”
The Innovation Fellows program comes complete with its very own composite woman, natch.
Next up on Innovation Fellows theater: Oh, no. It's a slideshow. With Composite Woman. Who needs help from govt. UGH. http://t.co/1I4K7VFV
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) August 23, 2012
The new Obama Composite Woman who will be rescued by WH "Innovation Fellows" is named "Alice." Not kidding. #juliaisjealous
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) August 23, 2012
Poor Alice. If she has to rely on Papa Government to rescue her, she never stood a chance. And it’s definitely “Papa” Government — as some Twitter users noted, the oh-so-feminist White House still seems to have a lady problem.
18 Presidential Innovation Fellows…2 women? Not impressed. http://t.co/AsELo4b9 #womenintech #innovategov
— Irene Moskowitz (@imosko) August 23, 2012
https://twitter.com/aminatou/status/238670439197593600
88% of the new Presidential Innovation Fellows are on Twitter: http://t.co/hFKJMWhb 11% (2 of 18) are women. #innovategov
— Alex Howard (@digiphile) August 23, 2012
When will the Republican War on Women end?
So what projects will the Innovation Fellows be targeting for early failure?
WH "Innovation Fellows" will work on 5 projects: 1) @ProjectMyGov-"rapid prototype of streamlined online system…to easily access info"…
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) August 23, 2012
2) @ProjectOpenData "make govt data more publicly accessible in 'computer-readable' form…as fuel for creation of new products"
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) August 23, 2012
3) @ProjectTwenty – "transition 'last mile' of internatl devlpt assistance payments from cash to electronic methods"
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) August 23, 2012
4) @ProjectRFPEZ "dvlp new process…that will make it vastly easier for govt & sm high-growth tech startups to do biz w/each other"
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) August 23, 2012
5) @ProjectBlueBtn "spread ability for millions of Americans to easily & securely download their own hlth info electronically"
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) August 23, 2012
Sounds like a plan. A superfluous, wasteful plan for yet another superfluous, wasteful government program.
Taxpayers lose! RT @sunisasn Hey, we're trending across the US! #innovategov wins!
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) August 23, 2012
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