Comments on: 29 Republicans and all Democrats vote to kill Senate balanced budget proposal

By: Phill O

Phill O — Sat, 19 May 2018 01:24:39 +0000

I am worried that these RINOs will kill the border security basing it on the DACA (?) arguments.

I would like to say “Yes, they are killing a great country”, but that gets one into a discussion of what a great country is. I am will to debate that.

By: Commodude

Commodude — Fri, 18 May 2018 22:56:17 +0000

Orion, literacy cannot be judged by superficial means.

I retired from the US Army in 2008, and never dealt with an illiterate soldier. Modern military equipment is exceedingly complex, and cannot be operated by illiterates. Even the lowly grunt is a walking computer.

Our military budget is what it is, and could be cut, but the “Next X number militaries” include Russia and China whose military budgets are what the kleptocracies say they are, and have no true valuation in terms of real economic standards. China’s actual military budget has GOT to be somewhat on par with the US budget, given the sheer mass of the Chinese military and their numerous R&D projects cloaked as private ventures.

I’ll be the first person to clal for a reduction in spending, but please, let’s have the discussion from a rational standpoint. Even Jackie Fischer wouldn’t use the level of absurd hyperbole you’re employing. Our soldiers deserve more than to be insulted by someone who has no earthly clue of what they speak.

By: vonmazur

vonmazur — Fri, 18 May 2018 21:13:57 +0000

The Chiromancy of the money manipulators would not work if the budget was balanced. The Senators who voted against it are on the payroll of those who need this to continue.

By: Orion314

Orion314 — Fri, 18 May 2018 20:37:02 +0000

As a former USAF member, i earned the right to say “if they would start with the military budget, it would be so much money for the american people, they would be shocked stupid’ The idea that the american taxpayer funds a military with a budget larger than the next 10 foreign militaries combined, well, it is a million miles past insanity road. Its not just weapons systems, go on any Army post, and it will look like a Obama affirmative action program gone wild. In my day, i never met or heard of an illiterate officer, or even an enlisted man . Now , they are everywhere. If the balloon ever goes up , US army posts will be the 1st to tank,, the fall of Rome ring a bell?