Barry sure is making one hell of a mess for the next president to inherit.
Too funny
This is going to affect Connecticut’s defense industry big time...
Saw on FNC Special report the cut for the first year would be $110B, half of that for Defense. So $55B cut out of a $1T defense budget, that's a 5% Cut. Is that slashing?
Obama got House Republicans to agree to completely exempting medicaid , entitlements and poverty programs from the cuts when THEY passed this bill.
This is a trap, and Republicans should set it off. Not that there is much hope, but if we ever are to cut spending and back away from the road to Greece we can’t be hypocrites on defense. I know, I know, entitlements are the problem and the military is at least in the Constitution. Defends is however just another part og Big Government, and there’s plenty to drop.
You can’t very well look the electoratein the eye and say “Washington is spending like a sailor on Democratic programs, yes, now let me talk about that airforce base I built!”
I know some will disagree but EVERY department should have to face sharp cuts and if it means scaling back military purchases and maybe close a few bases, so be it. There are a bunch of domestic cuts I’d like to make too, including scrapping a few agencies altogether, but we can survive with a few less bombers and missiles.
Everyone in the federal government should be prepared for some deep belt-tightening and that has to include the military.
Boner and McCornhole will cave as usual. The Gelding Old Party has no stones. Willard does a lot of talking but his actions will be the last chance for the GOP to exist after 2014. A true second party “Spring” is just around the corner. Invest in guillotines.
“The White House called it a potential disaster.”
In what way could it possibly be worse than the current disaster?
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How about “everbody does their fair share”; 10 % cuts in welfare, unemployment, foodstamps, etc.?