tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post6078630871329656996..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Big SpendersJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-47863409134706932762009-04-17T09:14:00.000-10:002009-04-17T09:14:00.000-10:00I don't get it. Republicans didn't care enough abo...I don't get it. Republicans didn't care enough about the deficit when it went up a "little" under Bush (to pay for a war), therefore they can't complain when Obama sends it through the stratosphere (to pay for socialized medicine)?<br /><br />Also, there was no "free-market free-for-all." Are you kidding? <br /><br />Finally, the author's comparison of military spending with the bail out is fallacious. The government has the power under the constitution to spend on the military. It does not have the power to give our money to corporations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-87563947689342790522009-04-16T20:29:00.000-10:002009-04-16T20:29:00.000-10:00Sam Slom is FULL OF SHIT if he thinks the Tea Part...Sam Slom is FULL OF SHIT if he thinks the Tea Party people are supporters of him and his bogus party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-45599195079722848622009-04-16T17:30:00.000-10:002009-04-16T17:30:00.000-10:00And for years, lefties like me snickered at Eisenh...And for years, lefties like me snickered at Eisenhower's warning about the military-industrial complex.<br /><br /><I> We annually spend on military security more than the net income of all United States corporations.<br /><br />This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence -- economic, political, even spiritual -- is felt in every city, every State house, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society.<br /><br />In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.<br /><br />We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together. </I>- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961Dawsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-4814614506875255002009-04-16T16:37:00.000-10:002009-04-16T16:37:00.000-10:00Wow. A stunning post. Where are the comments? I...Wow. A stunning post. Where are the comments? I'm for flipping this upside down for awhile--2.8 cents to military, 37 to envt and education. Let's try that. What we've been doing hasn't been getting such good results.Sandhyanoreply@blogger.com