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Title: Sen.-elect Paul: GOP must consider military cuts
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Published: Nov 7, 2010
Author: AP
Post Date: 2010-11-07 10:45:33 by Jethro Tull
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen.-elect Rand Paul says GOP lawmakers must be open to cutting military spending as Congress tries to reduce government spending.

The tea party favorite from Kentucky says compromise with Democrats over where to cut spending must include the military as well as social programs. Paul says all government spending must be "on the table."

Paul tells ABC's "This Week" that he supports a constitutional amendment calling for a balanced budget.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen.-elect Rand Paul says GOP lawmakers must be open to cutting military spending as Congress tries to reduce government spending.

The tea party favorite from Kentucky says compromise with Democrats over where to cut spending must include the military as well as social programs. Paul says all government spending must be "on the table."

Paul tells ABC's "This Week" that he supports are a constitutional amendment calling for a balanced budget.

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Nice start Rand.

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#1. To: Jethro Tull (#0)

Nice start Rand.

Agree!

LACUMO  posted on  2010-11-07   10:48:18 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Nice start Rand.

Is not.

And you two of all people DO know it.

Cut the military ten per cent and the war goes on. That is fact.

Both of you are on probation. Most likely the two of you are suffering from Saturday nite hangovers. hehehehehehehehe

Cynicom  posted on  2010-11-07   11:41:18 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Cut the military ten per cent and the war goes on. That is fact.

I'll take whatever cuts to the military we can get, and as far as war, as we discussed yesterday, it's in our DNA as Americans. We are a nation who has never in it's history been at peace for any extended period of time. The only way I see this ending is the way all Empires end; an over reach followed by a crushing military defeat. I can't say we don't deserve it.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2010-11-07   11:48:30 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

I'll take whatever cuts to the military we can get, and as far as war

Jethro...

From experience...When the Korean war ended the military budget was slashed..."to the bone". Thousands of surplus "lifers" were thrown out in the street and guess what? We had the same number of aircraft, went on flying as usual, wasting tax dollars.

The military budget was CUT across the board, well that aint good enough. If you go back to Clinton, he balanced one or two budgets by cutting the military but he did it with a meat clever not a pencil. He gave the military a list of certain entire units that WILL BE eliminated in total, no paper shuffling.

In fact during his time he cut TEN ACTIVE DUTY DIVISIONS from the Army.

Cutting the budget for the military as a WHOLE is meaningless.

Its a shell game Jethro, the military within the military.

Cynicom  posted on  2010-11-07   12:02:06 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Cutting the budget for the military as a WHOLE is meaningless.

Ok, so you seem to be saying that current spending is just fine and are unwilling to accept cuts to the military.

Wake up, take what you can get for now. Any start is a good start. Any cuts are good cuts.

Bellyaching about how an across-the-board cut is "meaningless" is a lie and you know it. Cuts are cuts. Right now, in this time, take what you can get and demand more once the first batch of cuts goes in.

Otherwise, we get nothing. Is that really what we want? Nothing? I think not.

As a historical note, Clinton NEVER had a balanced budget and he NEVER ran a surplus. The Social Security surplus was raided like usual to make it APPEAR as if there was a balanced budget. The National Debt went up EACH and EVERY year of Clinton's Presidency. Look it up.

mirage  posted on  2010-11-07   13:53:05 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

#28. To: mirage (#27)

Ok, so you seem to be saying that current spending is just fine and are unwilling to accept cuts to the military.

Didnt say that at all.

Cutting the military say ten per cent, sounds good BUT THAT ALLOWS THEM TO DECIDE WHAT TO CUT.

Telling them up front WHAT will be cut is a great deal different. Been there, did that, saw how the military kept right on growing, even tho their budget was cut.

For instance if Congress told the Army to cut 5000 people tomorrow, they could do that without blinking an eye, and the war would go on. It has to be spelled out for them.

Cynicom  posted on  2010-11-07 14:03:52 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Re Clintons balanced budget, take that up with they people that were there.

"Q:

During the Clinton administration was the federal budget balanced? Was the federal deficit erased?

A:

Yes to both questions, whether you count Social Security or not.

This chart, based on historical figures from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, shows the total deficit or surplus for each fiscal year from 1990 through 2006. Keep in mind that fiscal years begin Oct. 1, so the first year that can be counted as a Clinton year is fiscal 1994. The appropriations bills for fiscal years 1990 through 1993 were signed by Bill Clinton's predecessor, George H.W. Bush. Fiscal 2002 is the first for which President George W. Bush signed the appropriations bills, and the first to show the effect of his tax cuts

I wont post the chart by CBO, as it is redundant.

Cynicom  posted on  2010-11-07 14:10:25 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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