"Would You Like To Buy A Pen?" She Asked Me

[King_Klonopin]

60. Is there another way we could ever cut the DoD budget?

The amount of money we flush down that rat hole, and put
into pockets of war profiteers, is obscene. It's about 200 -
300 billion dollars of waste each year. And for what? Big Toys
that kill people. It doesn't even go to the troops. They actually
want to cut their combat pay !!! The Pentagon must be taking
their cues from corporate america....

My fantasy is that they (republicans) trigger the sequester,
we get to cut defense waste, and then we can recoup any
losses in social programs by passing individual laws. I can't
envision our present-day politicians cutting that budget
because they have painted themselves into a corner with
years of fear-based rhetoric and false accusations of being
"weak" if anyone dares to suggest cutting one dime from the
beloved sacred cow -- military (unless it's soldiers' pay,
body armor, VA benefits, etc.) It is an inescapable, self-
made conundrum.

Thanks for being on our side Rep Grayson.