Category Archives: Defense Spending

Wsj: Obama to Boehner: Elections Matter

Posted on Saturday, December 22nd, 2012, 7:03 pm by Ken

Dkos diarist gf120581 has a well recommended diary that provides several juicy details on an article in the Wall Street Journal about the fiscal cliff negotiations between President Obama and Speaker Boehner. The article is behind a pay wall but gf120581 … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Congress, Debt and Budget, Defense Spending, Economic Policy, John Boehner, Politics, Tax Cuts, Taxes, The Economy, The Wealthy, U.S. Treasury | Tagged 2012 Election, fiscal cliff

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Who Does Cantor Think He’s Fooling?

Posted on Friday, December 21st, 2012, 4:48 am by Cindy Rose

In the world of despicable politicians, Eric Cantor is a star. He has even less sense of the way most of us live than Mitt Romney does. His little boys club, the “Young Guns“, are supposed to be the rising … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Debt and Budget, Defense Spending, Economic Policy, Eric Cantor, Military Matters, Politics, Republicans | Tagged budget, congress, economy, fiscal cliff, gop, republicans

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A Line in the Sand

Posted on Friday, November 23rd, 2012, 8:54 pm by Marc Belisle

“And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?” –W. B. Yeats, The Second Coming The Middle East is beginning to resemble Europe prior to World War I. A hundred years ago, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Congress, Defense Spending, Democratic Leaders, Iraq, Military Matters, Politics, Wars | Tagged conflict analysis, foreign policy, game theory, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Iron Dome, Israel, missile defense, Operation Cast Lead, Operation Pillar of Defense, prisoner's dilemma, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the Middle East, US

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Closing Argument: Humanity vs. Crosses of Gold and Iron

Posted on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012, 12:31 pm by Marc Belisle

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are the zombies of old discredited brands of conservatism, animated by a new strain of radical absolutism. In our past, American heroes have exposed their ilk as fraudulent imperialists. I predict that on Tuesday 60 … Continue reading →

Posted in Affordable Care Act, Auto Industry, Banks and Finance, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Blogs, Congress, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Debates, Debt and Budget, Defense Spending, Democratic Leaders, Deregulation, Economic Justice, Economic Policy, Election, Liberals, Mitt Romney, Mortgage Crisis, National Security, Oil Companies, Paul Ryan, Politics, Primaries, The Middle-Class, The Poor, The Wealthy, Wall Street | Tagged 1%, 2012, 4 more years, 47%, 99%, Affordable Care Act, auto bailout, bailouts, barack obama, budget, Closing argument, cross of gold, cross of iron, Debate, Dwight Eisenhower, election, middle-class, military, mitt romney, Obamacare, pentagon, tax cuts, tax policy, wall street, Willaim Jennings Bryan

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Romney Said Federal Disaster Relief is “Immoral”

Posted on Monday, October 29th, 2012, 12:49 pm by Marc Belisle

Hurricane Sandy is lashing the east coast and Romney wants to slash FEMA. In the above video, during a Republican primary debate, John King asked Mitt Romney whether Federal disaster relief should be cut from the federal budget and sent … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Debates, Debt and Budget, Defense Spending, Mitt Romney, Primaries, Privatization, Tax Cuts, Taxes, The Middle-Class, The Poor, The Wealthy | Tagged budget, Federal Disaster Relief, FEMA, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, John King, mitt romney, Republican primary debates

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Romney Advisors Stand To Cash In On His Foreign Policy and Defense Positions

Posted on Monday, October 22nd, 2012, 1:22 pm by Cindy Rose

In every aspect of a hypothetical Romney Presidency, someone stands to benefit; foreign policy and defense will be no different. According to Bold Progressives: Here’s a list of some members of the Military Advisory Council who are also profiting from … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigns, Defense Spending, Election, Foreign Policy, Mitt Romney, Politics, Republicans | Tagged campaigns, election, gop, mitt romney, republicans, romney foreign policy

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Halloween Debate on Benghazi: Romney Should Dress as Sesame Street’s ‘The Count’

Posted on Sunday, October 21st, 2012, 3:06 pm by Marc Belisle

With Halloween nearly upon us, for tomorrow’s debate, Romney should dress as ‘The Count.’ He’s an aristocrat with a huge mouth obsessed with meaningless numbers. And The Count is a Muppet. But unlike the oddly charming Count, Romney’s vampire campaign … Continue reading →

Posted in Armed Contractors, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Campaigns, Congress, Conspiracy Theories, Debates, Debt and Budget, Defense Spending, Election, Foreign Policy, Mitt Romney, National Security, Paul Ryan, Politics, Republican Propaganda Machine, Republican Scandals, Tea Party | Tagged Benghazi, budget, congress, Consulate attack, Debate, foreign policy, libya, national security, Obama, romney

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Cipher-Radical ’12

Posted on Saturday, August 11th, 2012, 4:24 pm by Marc Belisle

Trust me, they’ll buy anything. Hahaha! “The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” –John Kenneth Galbraith Romney is known for his cringe-worthy … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporate Greed, Corporations, Debt and Budget, Defense Spending, Ethics, Financial Bailouts, Financial Collapse, Foreign Policy, Healthcare, Housing Crisis, Income Inequality, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Politics, TARP, Tax Cuts, Taxes, Tea Party, The Economy, The Middle-Class, The Poor, The Wealthy, Voter Registration, Wall Street | Tagged Ayn Rand, budget, Choice, Cipher, Decision, mitt romney, paul ryan, Pick, Radical, Ryan Plan, safety net, tax cuts, taxes, the middle class, the poor, the rich, vice president

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Holy Shit: Three Questions Mitt Raised in the Holy Land

Posted on Tuesday, July 31st, 2012, 9:04 pm by Marc Belisle

With British Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson yapping at his heels, “Mitt the Twit” skedaddled out of London, tied his dog and an effeminate blond guy to the wings, then barrel rolled his flying circus into … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigns, Capitalism, Corporate Greed, Crime & Punishment, Defense Spending, Foreign Policy, Military Matters, Mitt Romney, National Security, Politics, Presidential Candidates, The Wealthy, World Leaders | Tagged Boris Johnson, culture, David Cameron, economic policy, foreign policy, Iran, Israel, Jerusalem, mitt romney, Mitt the Twit, nuclear weapons, Palestine, racism, racist statement, Russia, Sheldon Adelson, the Palestinians

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Romney panders to the hawks, but still sounds like a fool

Posted on Tuesday, May 29th, 2012, 9:17 pm by Doug Marquardt

Romney continues to make any statement that he thinks will win him points with the radical right, regardless of how ridiculous it sounds to reasonable folks. Romney’s Memorial Day rally in San Diego included statements like: “A strong America is … Continue reading →