[goldstategop]

Its a good beginning... I was worried we’d be left with a “hollowed-out” military. That has been averted and we’re still going to see cuts in spending, just not the senseless cuts imposed by the sequester.

It is perfect? No - but nothing life is and its a modest Christmas going away present.

[ChiefJayStrongbow]

ryan / boner are rushing to pass the budget so they can move on to ‘comprehensive immigration reform’. we’re screwed

[kabar]

A good beginning? We will continue to spend and spend. Defense is going to have to be pared down regardless. We can't afford it as long as the welfare state remains intact. Eliminating the sequester cuts will not rein in the welfare state.

I bet on closer examination of the proposed agreement, there will be plenty of revenue increases in the form of fees (no taxes) and few real cuts, which will be made years from now. This is all smoke and mirrors to avoid another showdown with the Dems who have all the leverage.

[Zhang Fei]

Its a good beginning... I was worried we’d be left with a “hollowed-out” military. That has been averted and we’re still going to see cuts in spending, just not the senseless cuts imposed by the sequester.

At $682b in 2013, our defense expenditures are 4x China's and more than the next 10 countries put together. No danger of hollowing out from $50b in sequester cuts that take the number down to $632b, after which the usual automatic inflation multiplier is added on for the rest of time.

[mrsmith]

Can’t agree: they’re JUST SPENDING MORE money.
If they had made some responsible decisions instead of JUST SPENDING MORE money... but they didn’t.

They won’t keep gutting the military: without a robust military they will not be able to borrow so much, nor maintain the dollar as the reseve currency.