We can all just sit back, swipe our EBT cards, wait for that Social Security Direct Deposit, and head off to the casinos.
I am glad you mentioned Social Security. That seems to be the only priority for many so-called "small government Conservatives" today.
They would rather see our military taken apart, and the men and women who put up with 5-6 deployments back to back suffer, than forgo even a smaller increase to their COLA increase to their checks.
Did you read that article? It is true, we cut Defense by $487 Billion before the $600 Billion sequestration cuts were levied upon it.
There are few Ronald Reagan Republicans any longer, who understand that our economic stability is directly tied to our world standing and our military strength. Instead, we have become a nation of short sighted Federal check collectors. They will rally with every fiber of their being about the "other" person's entitlement check, and puff themselves blue when it comes to protecting their own.
There are few Ronald Reagan Republicans any longer,
That’s for sure. Reagan did not launch wars. How many countries did Ronald Reagan invade? The war-loving hawks in today’s Republican Party are not Reagan Republicans. He never would have invaded Iraq or Iran. (He could have done so - both countries were as bad then as now - but he saw no reason to do so; his philosophy was deterrence and containment). He beat the Soviet Union without going to war. Too bad George Bush wasn’t smart enough to follow Ronald Reagan’s example.