[tapatio]

Instead of raising taxes to pay for soldiers and materiel

Well, it seems that Cynthia Tucker knows everything except how to use her spell check!

[John Beresford Tipton]

ma?té?ri?el

Pronunciation: (mu-tEr"E-el'), [key]
?n.
1. the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).
2. Mil.arms, ammunition, and equipment in general. Also,ma?te"ri?el'.

[driftless]

That was the only thing she got right in her screed. Materiel refers to ordnance etc. the things you need to fight a shooting war with.