House GOP lists $2.5 Trillion in spending cuts...

[jack sommerset]

That thing is not getting to the floor without changes...

As it is, it's not getting past the Senate.

I doubt it will get past senate as well. This is Barrys deal. We will need to vote him out to put this thing out of it's misery.

[ElNono]

I doubt it will get past senate as well. This is Barrys deal. We will need to vote him out to put this thing out of it's misery.

Well, you could wait until 2012 and see what's up then, or you could do SOME cuts in areas where the Dems agree. I think the latter would be better than the former.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Just curious, what part of the Defense Budget needs to be cut? (Not saying I disagree, just playing a bit of Devil's Advocate.)

Any weapon systems contract that is designed to fight a European land war.

Its is difficult to impossible to know US military projects because it is all classified. We still order planes that cost $100 million dollars, boats that cost even more and the like.

Gates canceling the F-22 is a start in the right direction.

The F-35, the P-8, the V-22, the Virginia class sub, Ford class carriers, DDG class destroyers etc.

[ElNono]

How about we GTFO of Afghanistan and stop wasting lives and money there?
, just keep some unmanned drones and a strict no-fly zone you can patrol, like Bush Sr did in Iraq.

[Yonivore]

How about we GTFO of Afghanistan and stop wasting lives and money there?
, just keep some unmanned drones and a strict no-fly zone you can patrol, like Bush Sr did in Iraq.

Because that worked so well.

[ElNono]

Because that worked so well.

It worked great for our deficit and spending. I still don't even know why Bush Jr invaded Iraq at all. At this point, Pakistan is probably a higher threat.

[Yonivore]

It worked great for our deficit and spending. I still don't even know why Bush Jr invaded at all.

Yeah, that's obvious.

[ElNono]

Never ending wars worked well? What did we achieve with them?

[ChumpDumper]

Because that worked so well.

It worked extremely well. Saddam couldn't and didn't do .

[Duff McCartney]

I couldn't tell you off the top of my head, but I have no doubt cuts can be made. Aren't there purchases of equipment that congress makes for the military, that the military doesn't want?

Yeah right. The military would never say "No please this is enough money."

[spursncowboys]

haha, no cut whatsoever to our massive corn and war subsidies? What a bunch of worthless suckers.

+1

[fraga]

Never ending wars worked well? What did we achieve with them?

We got some cool military bases in exotic locations around the world...duh...

[coyotes_geek]

Only one candidate would have defunded the world police. You didn't vote for him. Why u mad?

Actually I did vote for him.

[boutons_deux]

Haha, no cut whatsoever to our massive corn and war subsidies? What a bunch of worthless suckers.

The Repugs are owned by MIC (among others), and are financed by the MIC which sucks down $100Bs tax dollar wealth every year. The Repugs are only protecting their own finances and financiers

And the Dems are no better, only less upfront about how owned they are.

Citizens' votes count for absolute zilch, perfectly disenfranchised, in the United Corporations of America.

There is no way to take UCA back from the kleptocratic oligarchy.

[johnsmith]

There is no way to take UCA back from the kleptocratic oligarchy.

Anyone want to vbookie that boutons refers to the United States as the "UCA" from here on out in every one of his posts?