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Tue Jan-25-11 03:03 PM Original message |
President Obama to call for 5-year freeze on non-military government spending in SOTU speech. |
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Lorien
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. Oh, Fuck. nt |
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Better Believe It
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. We'll see. Maybe Obama won't include that in the address. |
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FogerRox
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Yup, it'll have a contracting effect on the economy, unless balanced with job Stim spending. |
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defendandprotect
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. We need a freeze on MIC spending -- and to cut the MIC budget in half -- !!! |
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ThomCat
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. YES! |
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liberal N proud
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. Military spending is what got us into this fucking mess |
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Tierra_y_Libertad
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
5. The Pentagon/MIC is the most sacred of America's sarcred cows. |
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bluestateguy
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. You are certainly right |
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laconicsax
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
7. Wasn't this McCain's campaign position? n/t |
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
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WinkyDink
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
10. "$100 billion in defense savings." Yikes! One drone will be without a wing! |
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leftstreet
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Every time the MIC & Congress meet, a drone gets its wings |
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Sparky 1
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Tue Jan-25-11 05:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. LOL! Very clever! |
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WinkyDink
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Tue Jan-25-11 06:52 PM Response to Reply #13 |
28. It was AWESOME! |
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truedelphi
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Tue Jan-25-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Hey give 'em a little credit - |
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ljm2002
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
11. So the "shared sacrifice"... |
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ProSense
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
14. "The freeze wouldn’t apply to spending for... |
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truedelphi
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Tue Jan-25-11 04:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Social Security is already taking its big hit via the |
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ProSense
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Tue Jan-25-11 04:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. "The fact that no employee or employer contributions will be made in 2011. " |
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Statistical
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Tue Jan-25-11 05:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Nothing in that post is true. |
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truedelphi
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Tue Jan-25-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. My figures for the actual cut back were inaccurate. |
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Lorien
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Tue Jan-25-11 07:08 PM Response to Reply #14 |
30. "Homeland Security, the Defense Department" the very departments they NEED to apply to |
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truedelphi
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Tue Jan-25-11 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
15. K & R. Corr has an interesting spiel over on YouTube that will offer people |
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DainBramaged
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Tue Jan-25-11 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
20. Why not a 5 year freeze on defense spending? |
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Owl
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Tue Jan-25-11 05:38 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Better yet would be a major 5 year reduction on defense spending. |
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Lorien
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Tue Jan-25-11 07:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. It's not just the Right who loves defense spending |
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Odin2005
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Tue Jan-25-11 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
23. CUT THE FUCKING DEFENSE BUDGET YOU FUCKERS!!! |
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Initech
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Tue Jan-25-11 05:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. +100000000000000000 |
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Bluebear
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Tue Jan-25-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. untouchable for this "liberal" President |
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blindpig
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Tue Jan-25-11 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
24. That is obscene. |
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Lorien
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Tue Jan-25-11 07:06 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Hey, murdering 700+ innocent Pakistanis and over a million innocent Iraqis |
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