Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Obama and Democrats soft on Defence

What does Obama do? He strips defence funding and at the same time hands the money to public health for illegal aliens.
The F-22 has not been around for 20 or 30 years. It has practically just entered service, and the original budget was for around 1500 units. With only 175 units budgetted for what is the going to be the primary air defence of the United States?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/21/senate-beats-back-militar_n_242135.html

President Obama won a major victory in the Senate Tuesday in a dogfight that has major, long-term implications for his agenda.

The Senate, by a vote of 58-40, approved an amendment proposed by Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) to strip $1.75 billion in funding for the F-22 fighter. Levin worked hand in hand to kill the F-22 money with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

"There was an extensive effort by the White House," said Levin. "The president really needed to win this vote, not just in terms of the merits of the F-22 issue itself, but in terms of the reform agenda."

The vote had become a proxy fight against the power of the military-industrial complex, a term coined by President Dwight Eisenhower in his farewell address.



And here is where he just gives money away....

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