Posted on 10/13/2013 12:19:27 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Very few Republicans care about what the Sequester does to National defense. If they were many, the Sequester would be dead.
“......Democrats — and, until recently, some Republicans — want to avoid locking the next round of cuts into place. Some Republicans particularly object to the impact of cuts at the Pentagon, which will bear the brunt of the next round.....”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3078599/posts
A very slice of "thin" these days.
I am under no illusions. The Democrats only want to stop the Sequestration cuts for the domestic side, but you must understand - the domestic cuts are only 5%, the Pentagon cuts are almost 10%. Guess who "negotiated" that formula? Boehner and McConnell.
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