It is very difficult to spend "federal (the taxpayers') dollars" so that the intended result is achieved.

Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was Ð by a taxpayer.

What it means is that the president decided to engage our brains rather than open the taxpayers' wallets immediately, and what he wants to do is to conduct a quick, prompt review, ... FOX News Sunday.

Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was - by a taxpayer.

Even with the large and growing number of forces on the Iraqi border, Gen. Franks achieved something seemingly impossible: a tactical surprise,

Since these are federal dollars, there's a whole lot of paperwork involved.