Reply #27: OK...

[Cali_Democrat]

1) How am I moving the goal posts regarding the war in Afghanistan? Didn't you want me to prove that many liberals were opposed to the war?

2) I said they will be more able to influence policy because they have been appointed to high positions, especially William Daley.

3) Do I want drilling to stop everywhere in the world? Yes. That should be the ultimate goal of people opposed to fossil fuel use, but that goal is a long way off obviously. However, the first step is to reduce our dependency. Obviously Obama doesn't have influence over the whole world, but reducing deep water drilling permits in the US would be an excellent start to achieving this end. You asked for a link and I provided it. Now you're moving the goal posts.

4) You should have read that Fox News article more carefully before you posted it. The defense budget article you linked to is from Dec 2009 and was nothing more than a proposal for the 2010. What was the actual budget for Fiscal Year 2010? Well I'll tell you... that defense budget ended up being the largest on record at about $680 billion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States#Budget_for_2010

Obama's new defense proposal for this year's military budget would be THE LARGEST MILITARY BUDGET IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNTIED STATES. You can't possibly dispute this fact. Since Obama's been in office, the defense budget has steadily risen. Your make believe world of defense cuts does not exist. That is a fantasy world. Aggregate defense spending has steadily increased.

Also, the other figure you include ($78 billion) take place over several years.

Prove to me that Obama's firs two defense budgets and the new proposed budget for 2011 have reduced defense spending. Prove it.