K & R if you think the spending freeze should only apply to military spending.

[invictus]

[babylonsister]

1. Sure. I can hear the rethugs now; denying aid to our troops. And

do you know what is in this spending freeze? What's being frozen? I haven't heard any definitive plan yet.

[benlurkin]

2. What part of "military spending" are you talking about?

It always comes down to lower pay increases, cut funding for housing, increasing co-pay etc....that will directly impact my pocket for the sake of keeping multi million dollar contracts and weapons systems that will never see the light of day.

You know damn well that what should be cut won't be cut and what shouldn't be cut will be cut.

[invictus]

11. Weapons systems, Blackwater/mercenaries, wealth transfers to the Military-Industrial Complex mainly.

[mopinko]

3. how about military "procurement"

lets start there. we have plenty of things to kill people. we should just stop right there.
soldier's pay and va treatment can do whatever they have to do. but until you can promise me there are no more brent wilkes/duke cunningham deals out there, go scratch.

[benlurkin]

5. That's exactly what I'm saying

They will cut or "freeze" manning before they will ever look at multi million dollar no bid contracts from campaign donors. Unfortunately, it is happening with this administration although we were promised it wouldn't. It's back ass wards.

[invictus]

12. +1

[Robb]

4. ...

[stray cat]

6. Hell no! It can include military spending but do you want to keep paying for abstinance education?

lets clean up domestic spending as well.

[OHdem10]

7. It does not matter, Military Spending continues.

[rucky]

8. Here, here!

[Overseas]

9. After 8 years of rampant Bush Gang privatization and war profiteering, why not start there?

If anyone can shuffle funds around and still remain strong, it is the US military that spends many times more than many other governments combined.

They are best positioned to freeze spending without cutting jobs.

[benlurkin]

10. Don't hold your breath

Too many Dems and Pukes are profiting from keeping those weapons contracts in their districts, states and getting all that campaign cash from contractors wanting the work.

Active duty will suffer before they ever consider cutting the contracts. They have cut manning in some places and it is screwing us bad.

[Overseas]

13. Part of my wish for Hope and Change was a review of wasteful privatization of the military

but I am not holding my breath.

We have pretended for a year that the GOP is a party we can work with when they have proven the opposite time and again.

And we hear more bipartisan talk about the Hooverian framed spending freeze. So who's to say all the best features won't be tossed out one by one as they were with health care?

[gratuitous]

14. NO! We must fund the F-35

What if the Taliban or Al Qaeda suddenly present us with a strike force of fighter jets? Can we afford to test our air superiority without a fleet of F-35s at $239 million a pop? Won't you think of the children? Every penny spent on the military is absolutely vital, necessary and is the only thing keeping the terrorists from our shores! "For want of a nail . . ."

Besides, what can you really buy for a measly $239 million?

[Sherman A1]

22. Nail meet hammer

You got it.

[G_j]

15. absolutely!

[L0oniX]

16. Spending freeze ...my ass. Yea how about we do that to the fucking banksters.

Nice of him to do this after the 700+ billion military spending for the year. pffft

[merkins]

17. Good luck shutting down the gravy train

and I would expect manufactured terrorism if the military budget ever came up for serious review.

[FiveGoodMen]

18. K&R

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[emsimon33]

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[emsimon33]

20. We should also freeze corporate compensation through heavy taxation

[DisgustedInMN]

21. K & R