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To: Rock_nj who wrote (185636)	1/25/2010 11:13:25 PM
From: Wharf Rat	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361739

I heard Biden's Econ guy trying to spin this on MSNBC, but I'm starting to think I voted for a fucking R last election.

To: Rock_nj who wrote (185636)	1/25/2010 11:27:29 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 361739

<<...Did you hear about Obama's new deficit reduction proposal? Freeze domestic spending but don't include defense spending in the freeze. Is this 1983 under Reagan, or 1990 under Bush I?...>> It's totally RECKLESS not to freeze Defense spending and totally re-think the value of escalating the war in Afghanistan...I wish someone like Paul Volcker or Bill Moyers would communicate this to President Obama...All areas of spending should be critically examined (especially Defense)...We must take care of our veterans but the military industrial complex is way too powerful and entrenched in Washington.

To: Rock_nj who wrote (185636)	1/26/2010 12:07:19 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361739

Did you hear about Obama's new deficit reduction proposal? Freeze domestic spending but don't include defense spending in the freeze. Is this 1983 under Reagan, or 1990 under Bush I? I mean, what the hell is the difference between a D and a R when they have the same deficit reduction plans? Freeze spending that can help improve lives at home and increase spending on reckless foreign wars. Obama is losing me on this proposal. I'm all for cutting the deficit, but the pain has to be shared. Enough of the welfare for the military industrial complex. It just goes to show how much power they have in Washington. I am with you. If he doesn't freeze defense spending, then I am done. Afghanistan was bad enough but allowing defense spending to go up when we spend nearly as much as the rest of the world....that's just pure insanity.