"They Said, Work Saturday and Sunday...and Take Off Monday Through Friday...and We Said "WHAT!?..And Give Up Our Weekends?"

Some things are as inevitable as the sunrise.

A piece of bread that gets dropped will almost surely land jelly side down.

A mouse that’s given a cookie will almost surely ask for a glass of milk.

And a government looking for ways to increase efficiency and stop waste will almost surely bend over backwards finding ways to increase efficiency.

Without ever putting a dent in the waste.

Here’s the latest “it’s broke, so let’s do everything but fix it” from the capital of the First State.

DOVER, Del. - Delaware lawmakers are considering shortening the work week for some state workers from five days a week to four. But, there is a catch, employees would still have to work the same number of hours.

By having non-essential state employees work only four days a week, some state officials said they could save workers and the state money.

"People would still work 40 hours a week, they would just travel to work four times a week instead of five times and you save on gas, time and stress," said Representative Nancy Wagner.

Officials said State Police would not be affected by the proposal and neither would Delaware's public schools.

According to the legislation, lawmakers said just having fewer people in state offices could save on administrative costs. Some state employees said they would not mind having a four-day work week.

Other state employees said they do not want to work later into the evening and they do not want to be forced to change their schedules. Lawmakers said state agencies would decide whether to make the four-day week mandatory or voluntary.

I think the networks are missing a serious bet by not creating a new reality series that follows legislators around as they dream up these plans and schemes and get ambushed into justifying the real reason that they’re planning and scheming.

Think Michael Moore meets “Moment of Truth”.

Speaking of the real reason…want to take a peek?

Try these on for size.

In 1999 the U.S. government spent $1,500,000 million to promote silk production in Laos

In 1999 the U.S. government spent $1 ,000,000 for the "eradication of Brown Tree Snakes" (Hawaii).

In 1999 the U.S. government spent $1,000,000 to "develop and train Alaska natives for employment in the petroleum industry."

In 1999 the U.S. government spent $500,000 for water taxis in Savannah (Georgia)

In 1999 the U.S. government spent $200,000 for a transit center for the Toledo Mud Hens minor league baseball team.

In 1999 $1,200,000 million to subsidize a park on the Galapagos Islands.

In 2000 the U.S. government spent $100,000 to study the causes of sediment buildup at a Santa Cruz, New Mexico dam.

In 2002 the U.S. government spent $50,000 for a tattoo removal program in San Luis Obispo, California.

In 2002 the U.S. government spent $400,000 for the Montana Sheep Institute to improve the profitability of the state's sheep industry.

And, of course, the one that cant help but sum up all of the others…

In 1999 the U.S. government spent $500,000 for a Mississippi research project on "manure handling and disposal".

Actually, every state has its own fully funded system of manure handling.

It’s called the legislature.

And they’ve already tried that four day work week thing.

Hell, sometimes they're off for days and weeks at a time.

Obviously, it’s not making things anymore efficient.

And the system provides for manure disposal, as well.

It’s called Election Day.

Apparently, that’s not working so well either

Because there still seems to be an awful lot of money being wasted.

Not to worry, though

Our “leaders” will inevitably spend a whole lot of money on a study to find out why so much money is being wasted.

Just as soon as they get back from their three day weekend.