The Myth of Democratic Defense Cuts: Obama's defense spending is higher than Bush's

Reason Magazine by Steve Chapman | Mar. 31, 2009 (Opinion)

One of the problems with liberals, as conservatives know, is that no matter how much money they are given to spend, it's never enough. The social and economic problems they lament are impossible to eradicate entirely, so more spending is always in order. After all, it is bound to do some good. Spending less? Never an option. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: U.S. Budget, Democrats, Money and Politics
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Mar 31, 2009 - 12:01 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), J Sinclaire (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Louise Auerhahn (review), Dwight Rousu (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Mar 31, 2009 - 12:01 AM PDT

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Apr. 1, 2009

The title and intro are a bit misleading regarding what the article presents. The points made are worthy, on an important topic. The journalistic style is distracting.

We should cut the defense budget sharply.

If we focused on what is vital for our safety and independence, we could spend a lot less money. But if there is no limit to what we have to do to police and remake the ... More »

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Louise Auerhahn
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Derek Hawkins
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 by Derek Hawkins - Mar. 31, 2009
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J Sinclaire
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