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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (91607)	9/23/2010 10:50:41 PM
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From WaPo: So we finally found the one institution where Barack Obama is frugal and interested in cost-savings: the military during time of war. It is quite revealing that this most profligate of presidents — whose spending is nearly limitless when it comes to health care, stimulus packages, bailouts, and non-defense discretionary program — has found his inner Barry Goldwater when it comes to spending on defense matters. There are two problems for Obama. The first centers on Article II, Section II, of the Constitution, which states, "The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States." The president's primary responsibility, as envisioned by the Founders, is to serve as commander in chief, not as the tax collector for the welfare state. "Among the many objects to which a wise and free people find it necessary to direct their attention," John Jay wrote in Federalist No. 3, "is that of providing for their safety seems to be first." Posted by LindyBill: Message 26844208