I doubt that will work in NY. Most NYers want less defense, more welfare.
yeah.
unfortunately the only person that could possibly beat Hillary in NY is Giuliani. but he isn't running.
I'm seriously beginning to think the Republicans also want less defense and more welfare. I'm involved with two Army programs, one to provide a near term upgrade to an existing system, the other to provide a more capable and versatile system which would replace 2 or 3 existing similar systems. Both are in deep trouble as far as funding for next fiscal year, which is supposed to begin in October. The reason is that the Army, and the other services too, are having to shift spending from training and R&D to beans, bullets, bombs and fuel, not to mention salaries for activated Reservists.
What if they agreed to go to war, but refused to pay for it? Well it looks like we going to find the answer to that sooner rather than later. We've got a war going, and the only time since WW-II (and somewhat before) the fraction of the GDP going to defense was lower was during the term of Billy "We loathe the Military" Clinton. Meanwhile overall federal spending as a fraction of GDP is at or near all time highs.