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The President managed to authorize a taskforce of 500 software engineers without much fuss, I don't see your point here. But even assuming your premise, First
by pdeuchler 11y ago
The President managed to authorize a taskforce of 500 software engineers without much fuss, I don't see your point here.
But even assuming your premise, First Ladies are very often tasked with lip service public good projects, it probably wouldn't hurt to add some Presidential oomph to the existing forays. That seems like very easy low hanging fruit.
- ethanbond 11y agoA power that's delegated to him by the Constitution. There are very specific guidelines surrounding what a President (or any other member of government) can and cannot do. You're saying the President should spend more time putting his name behind social initiatives? Something tells me you'd be unimpressed. Not that he shouldn't do it, but, as you said, he's assembled a 500-person strong startup to rebuild gov't infrastructure and numerous people here find it futile.
- crdb 11y agoLooking at the top comment though, it does not look like these 500 software engineers have much power. If they had, they could effect real change. Finding budget for 500 programmers is a drop in the ocean of the current Federal budget. They probably could get a few of the drivers moving parts around for the JSF program to drive a little slower for a couple of days and use the fuel savings.