Why does everyone think that Sen Murray, Barney Frank, and the Community Organizer were so elated the morning it was announced that the Joint Resolution Committee failed?
The Community Organizer even had a speech line ready that morning, vowing to veto any attempt to save our military, and laughing that there were "no off ramps" to save it either.
47% of Americans now receive a Government check, direct deposit, or EBT card.
Entitlements have broken our back as a nation - they are the reason for the debt explosion that will ruin our nation and lead to a global financial collapse. Defense spending is now at a near historic low (about 3% of Gross Domestic Product). During WW II it was 39%.
So, line up for your Social Security direct deposit, Medicare, Medicaid, Section 8 housing, and food stamps. Everyone else is. The problem you have is that were are heading off the cliff in 5th gear, and now the accelerator is pressed to the floor.