McCain wants to freeze discretionary spending?

[Kitty Herder]

Does anyone know what McCain is proposing when he says he wants to freeze government spending? Does he mean freezing it at current levels, which is where we are every time congress passes a continuing resolution? Or does he mean he will cease to fund government except for military spending?

If he means the latter, can you imagine what that will do to our already damaged economy?

[Captiosus]

1. In the first debate he said

He wanted to outright freeze everything but national defense, veterans benefits and entitlements.

Everything else would be frozen, completely.
Education? Nope.
Housing and Urban Development? Nada.

If you weren't national defense, veterans benefits or entitlements (SS, Medicare), you weren't seeing any money.