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!”
It will hurt like nothing we have ever seen. Unfortunately decades of compromise and inaction will require such hurt. I know it will effect my employment too. Like it or not, healthcare is a government job these days. If they allow this to happen, we can then get serious about fixing this. Forty seven percent of our legal population is on the dole, another large percent work for the government. Elections simply do nothing with these numbers in place. Any attempt to restore freedom and democracy is met by wars on women and elderly rhetoric. Unfortunately for us, this rhetoric is believable when the money keeps rolling in.
Yep, you got it right. The military is part of Big Government. We can get more bang for our buck on a well-trimmed military budget. They’re is a lot of waste. Cut the officer corp and get rid of all our excess general staff.