[rabscuttle385]

Real “toughness” might include not just using the same old Bush jargon, but a serious cost/benefit analysis of the U.S.’s habit of putting soldiers in harm’s way halfway around the globe for no discernible reason—while just mindlessly assuming our government has America’s best interests at heart.

Above all, real conservative “toughness” might require a real questioning of government at all levels. Unfortunately, conservatives whose attachment to the warfare state remains every bit as passionate as liberals’ attachment to the welfare state, continue to prove they have no serious intention of dismantling big government–only making noise about it.

DUH!

[Monterrosa-24]

“...Today, defense spending remains the largest part of the federal budget, dwarfing the bailouts, stimulus, healthcare, and other government programs that offend tea partiers most, and President Obama is still expanding that budget and escalating our wars...”

The above statement is true only on a one to one program comparison but defense spending does not dwarf “social spending”. Defense spending is about 23 percent of the budget. Too high????...perhaps in dollars but not as a percentage if government spending was where it should be then defense spending would be at least fifty percent of the budget.

[Gargantua]

Palin's comment here (predictably misinterpreted to make her seem simple-minded) has little to do with a commitment to continuing to wage wars and everything to do with treating Acts of War as what they are, and not mere "criminal activity."

It was treating Acts of War against the U.S. (by the Clinton administration) that led the global Jihadi's to believe that America had become a toothless "paper tiger," which led directly to the dreadful assault on 9/11. It was our decision after that (by the Bush administration) to treat these as Acts of War that kept us safe for the next 7 years.

Now the O'Blamebush admin is returning to the disastrous pre-9/11 Clinton mindset that will again invite horrors upon our shores, and it is THIS that Palin rightly comments on--not "war-mongering!"

Imbeciles who can't (or won't) correctly hear her when she speaks is what lends any credibility at all to the fabricated myth of Palin's ignorance.

;-/

[CAluvdubya]

You should really start up your own Ron Paul, 9-11 truther site, rab. You know, of course, that the author of this article is a huge Paulite.

I'm curious, do you, as does Ron Paul, believe that the United States of America was the root cause of 9-11?

We've all figured you out by now. Your posting history has narrowed down to 2 subjects only....anti McCain and anti Palin, thus causing you to be irrelevant.

You really should broaden your horizons a little and maybe post an article or two about Obama or Rahm. Now that would be an interesting change up, but one in which I don't think you're capable of doing.

[rbmillerjr]

“Unfortunately, conservatives whose attachment to the warfare state remains every bit as passionate as liberals’ attachment to the welfare state, continue to prove they have no serious intention of dismantling big government–only making noise about it.”

It is called “peace through strength”, and it was a key part of Reagan conservatism.

You know, Reagan, the man tht Ron Paul was ashamed of and felt the country was worse off for having.

[Captain Kirk]

Well said!