You are all a bunch of stinking warmongers

[penguin7]

Most of you anyway.

This is the only possible explanation for supporting candidates that do not want to cut the military budget.

[Bluebear]

1. Nyah nyah nyah.

[melody]

2. And you are obviously a penguin

It's the only explanation as you have a penguin as your avatar.

[LoZoccolo]

3. lol

[The Magistrate]

4. Some Of Us Bathe Regularly, Sir

"There are exceptions to every general statement, including this one."

[BeFree]

5. Are you saying, Sir,

That you are a sweet smelling, clean warmonger?

[The Magistrate]

6. Perfumed, Sir, And With Well Clipped Talons

"For the Snark was a boojum, you see."

[BeFree]

8. No, I don't see

But then 'boojum' is a new one on me.

But like the OP suggests, those who wantonly proscribe an even higher military budget, may be a warmonger. Maybe?

'Tis nothing to make light of; this increase in killing machinery, eh?

[The Magistrate]

11. So You Are Resolved To Take This Seriously, Sir?

"Matters of great importance should be treated lightly. Matters of small importance should be taken seriously."

[BeFree]

14. Awww, shucks

I know you ain't no warmonger, and war is just a joke, to some. Just pulling a wee bit of leg, here, and there.

[The Magistrate]

28. And That Is My Point, Sir

Hyperbole generally fails to carry the day, through overshooting the mark so wildly as to render the attempt humorous.

[cali]

7. Could you be any more disgustingly sanctimonious?

I doubt it.

[BeFree]

9. Weeeeel

At least they ain't no warmongerer. That's cool.

[penguin7]

13. It is sanctimonious to question our bloated military budget?

[cali]

17. How duplucitous can you possibly be?? You called people a

you don't know a bunch of "stinking warmongers". As someone who's spent several nights on all night bus rides to get to DC and march against war, and has worked with my P&J group and the AFSC to end the war, I call bullshit on you.

[Whisp]

21. depending on the bloater.

it seems.
I notice too that there has been a sea change of support toward wars and more wars and rumours of even more - as long as it is a Dem saying this, than it's all well and good. Noble even. ya know, security and all that rot. can't appear weak. gotta save that powder. what will the repugs say? what will Fox say? gotta be 'strong'. might is right.

and that silly Kucinich and his ideas about a Department of Peace. what a lamer. :sarcasm:

[ThatPoetGuy]

18. Well, he could be the guy in your avatar. nt

[HughMoran]

10. pummel

u,... x, y, z

[redqueen]

12. Which candidates are going up against the war machine?

Did Bill Clinton campaign on cutting the military budget? I know he did once in office, but did he dare say so beforehand?

[no name no slogan]

15. I believe we called it the "Peace Dividend" back then

and it never showed up, unfortunately. :cry:

[redqueen]

22. That was after he made the cuts, though, wasn't it?

Did he talk about it on the campaign trail?

[no name no slogan]

31. I think GHWBush was the first one to call it that

Here's a good article about it (it's actually about Mitt Romney, but goes into some detail about defense spending)
http://www.factcheck.org/more_mitt_missteps.html

The military cuts started under GHWB, and went on for awhile under Clinton, but started to climb back up by the mid-90s-- coincidentally, about the time the GOP started making big gains in Congress and tried to nail Clinton as "soft" on defense (sound familiar?). Which is funny, because Democratic presidents have historically had defense budgets as big or bigger than those of Republicans (remember JFK's "missile gap" in the 1960 campaign?).

[redqueen]

32. The point of my question was to find out which candidates announced they'd cut it while campaigning.

[no name no slogan]

33. I think both Clinton and Bush talked about reducing military spending in 1992

mainly based on the end of the cold war.

[redqueen]

34. Not quite the same as now.

I think some have unrealistic expectations.

Many US citizens are scared to death of the big bad boogeyman.

I'd rather focus on jobs, healthcare... and not alienate any frightened "mushy middle" votes.

[no name no slogan]

36. I think if you framed it correctly

i.e., based it on Pentagon waste and bad priorities and not as "cuts" to the military per se.

For example, most people would be outraged to find out that there's $1 trillion missing from the Pentagon budget. If you frame that as money that's not spent on making sure our troops don't have the equipment they need, you could probably do alright.

[redqueen]

37. You have more faith in the "mushy middle" than I.

Good night, friend... :hi:

[no name no slogan]

38. cheers to you!

Yeah, a little insanity goes a long way

goodnight! :hug:

[cobalt1999]

16. Here is the reality of the situation

With our deteriorating economy and budget deficits, the military budget will be reduced dramatically no matter who the president is.

[AtomicKitten]

19. I will not reward with my vote anyone that voted yes on the IWR.

[redqueen]

20. I'm sorry you didn't vote for Kerry/Edwards.

We need every vote.

[AtomicKitten]

24. Please feel free to vote however you want --- I intend to in spite of your brow-beating attempts.

[redqueen]

25. Brow-beating? Being a bit dramatic, aren't you?

I just don't understand the rationale...

[AtomicKitten]

26. Thank you for your concern. (nt)

[redqueen]

27. I asked you twice.

You really are being very melodramatic.

[AtomicKitten]

29. You can keep asking and the answer remains the same: No reward for those that voted YES on the IWR.

[redqueen]

30. This was the first time you answered.

So I won't ask you three times.

Browbeating... jeez louise.

[ThatPoetGuy]

23. I'd rather be a warm ongerer...

than a cold ongerer!

What's an ongerer?

[Individualist]

35. DLC loves the military industrial complex

Let's just look at the cold, hard facts about the DLC and its record. The DLC has pushed, among other things, the war in Iraq and "free" trade policies, using bags of corporate money to buy enough Democratic votes to help Republicans make those policies a reality. They have chastised anyone who has opposed those policies as either unpatriotic or anti-business -- even as a majority of Americans now oppose the war in Iraq, oppose the DLC's business-written trade deals, and are sick of watching America's economy sold out to the highest corporate bidder. Additionally, in brazenly Orwellian fashion, the DLC has also called its extremist agenda "centrist," even though polls show the American public opposes most of their agenda, and supports much of the progressive agenda. http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0727-32.htm

[ChazII]

39. One very selfish reason I don't want a cut

is that the DOD give $10 million to research for neurofibromatosis. If you think it is hard to read or pronounce just try living with it.

[saltpoint]

40. Your social skills could use a tune-up.