According to news reports, “Pentagon chief Leon Panetta vowed Wednesday to fight any across-the-board cuts to defense spending that could be triggered in the next phase of deficit reduction that he says could do ‘real damage to our security, our troops and their families, and our ability to protect the nation.” That makes him a hero at the Pentagon, right? And, it puts him on record as bucking his own President, who has long talked about putting big defense cuts “on the table,” right? Probably not. The flimflam man calls …
The debt ceiling deal that was passed by the House and Senate contained very dangerous cuts to the military. They could prepositionally cut a trillion dollars over the next 10 years. This is coming at a time when the military is already stretched thin. Click here to join our “Lunch with Heritage” chat We are joined by Heritage expert James Carafano and he is taking your questions about what the cuts mean for national security and the readiness of the military. Lunch with Heritage feat. Jim Carafano
Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe. A Dangerous Debt Ceiling Deal – Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D. Who To Blame for Defense Cuts? – John Guardiano Obama and McConnell: Debt Ceiling Gives GOP’s Great Dismantler His Moment – Howard Fineman Super Congress? Better be Super Transparent. – John Wonderlich Why there is no left-populist movement – Moe Lane Liberal overpopulation alarmists are exactly wrong – Charles A. Donovan Will DOJ Shoot Down South Carolina’s New Voter ID Law? …
My fellow conservatives, Americans are disappointed. They are disappointed that the debate over our debt limit was about the needs of politicians instead of the needs of the country. They are disappointed with a broken government that refuses to fix itself. And they are disappointed that the Budget Control Act that passed the House last night and is likely to pass the Senate today does not make the transformative changes this nation requires. There are several elements of this plan that are simply unacceptable, even when framed inside the narrow …
The deep cuts in defense spending envisioned in the just-announced debt ceiling deal raise a fundamental question for Americans: Will we let a deal stand that promises to end American security as we know it? Or will we demand that the deal, born of crisis-driven politics in Washington, be abandoned because of what’s at stake? The deal promises to raise the debt ceiling by the highest amount ever—more than $2 trillion—while reducing spending by close to $1 trillion over the next decade. It envisions 6 percent and 7.5 percent cuts …
This week, President Obama celebrates both a birthday and (maybe) a budget deal. The second looks to hardly to be a cause for celebration. Obama has worked hard to ensure a deal that leaves open the prospects for deep defense cuts. As the debate has progressed, the President’s antipathy toward national security has become more and more apparent. At the height of the debate, Obama appeared all too anxious to abandon the constitutional responsibilities to “provide for the common defense” in favor of protecting food stamps and education spending from …
Put the security of the nation at risk or raise taxes. This is the sour “deal” liberal lawmakers are offering in exchange for insufficient spending cuts, according to reports of this weekend’s debt negotiations in Washington. The framework that Republicans and Democrats are close to approving would raise the debt limit by at least $2.1 trillion and get Obama and congressional Democrats past their target date: Election Day 2012. In return for this generous political cover, Democrats would agree to a modest $1 trillion in supposed cuts spread out over …
Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe. It Won’t Be Pretty, as the Post-Gates Era Begins at the Defense Department – Jim Carafano Coolidge only president born on the Fourth of July – Julia Shaw U.N. Budget Cuts: Why Not Eliminate the Conference on Disarmament? – Brett Schaefer The Election Deal – Murray T. Bass Here’s a debt reduction plan: Collect billions from tax cheats – Tony Pugh Reax To Appellate Decision Upholding Health Law – Andrew Villegas …
Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe. Obama’s illusory ‘peace dividend’ – Ed Feulner No Defense Cuts or Tax Increases in Debt Deal – Marc Thiessen Fewer prosecuted in benefits program fraud – Brad Heath Trade Pacts Clear Key Hurdle on Worker Aid – Elizabeth Williamson ‘Sick notes’ for protestors raise ethical questions – Alissa Smith Federal Lawmakers to Consider Distracted Driving Law – WIFR The Obama Doctrine Defined – Douglas J. Feith & Seth Cropsey The Coming …
On October 7, long after Lehman Brothers collapsed and the extent of our economic downturn was known, Teresa Finch of Nashville, Tennessee, asked both presidential candidates: “How can we trust either of you with our money when both parties got — got us into this global economic crisis?” Then-candidate Barack Obama replied: “What I’ve proposed, you’ll hear Sen. McCain say, well, he’s proposing a whole bunch of new spending, but actually I’m cutting more than I’m spending so that it will be a net spending cut.” A “net spending cut.” …
