Pawlenty: ‘No absolute or real cuts in defense’

[Playinghardball]

Source: RawReplay
By David Edwards

Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty said Sunday that Social Security and Medicare needed to be sharply cut but defense spending was off the table.

“I believe strongly that the first responsibility of the United States federal government is to protect this nation and our citizens, so I’m not calling for absolute or real cuts in defense,” he told ABC’s Christiane Amanpour.

“I think the growth can be slowed down. I think efficiencies can be found within defense. But I think those monies should be plowed back into defense to support it.”

The former Minnesota governor added that he doesn’t support raising the nation’s debt limit

More and see the video at: http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/05/pawlenty-no-absolute-or-real-cuts-in-defense/

[BarbaRosa]

1. Tool.

[msongs]

2. the world's biggest welfare recipient is off limits while the rest of the nation collapses nt

[tridim]

3. Yep, that's exactly how political whores get big bucks from the MIC.

[RKP5637]

4. Hey, why not double defense spending, make even more money for

those on the take. Why let sick and old people get in the way of progress. Build some more prisons too, that seems to be a good business. Hell, put the whole nation in jail, that solves a lot of problems. Double taxes, maybe even triple taxes on those under $250K. That could give a lot more tax cuts. I mean go all the way, don't F around, no sense taking anytime to get to a third world nation. Hell, we're almost there with a little more help from the republicans.

:sarcasm:

[liberal N proud]

5. Whore for the defense industry

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. wanker.

[Buns_of_Fire]

7. My personal odds of dying from homelessness/starvation/lack of medical care are probably greater...

than my odds of dying from a terrorist attack. At least we know who Timmy is protecting.

[RKP5637]

11. Exactly!!! We have far more problems here in our country than any terrorists are

going to give us. In fact, if we got out of some of these countries we would probably have more friends in the world. I think the same here for me, "My personal odds of dying from homelessness/starvation/lack of medical care are probably greater..."

We need a really major reprioritization of what the US is about in the 21st century, but with Citizens United, a few percentage owning all of the wealth of this country, with an out of control MIC and a dumbed down gullible populace I don't think much is changing. Too many are getting extremely wealthy and even more greedy with the way the system presently works.

[Angry Dragon]

8. This is what we had to put up with for the last eight years in Minnesota

He tried to destroy Minnesota

[Morning Dew]

9. Oh boy, did he ever. I wouldn't wish Pawlenty on my worst enemy.

[socialist_n_TN]

10. Well, let's see. The fascists want no revenue

enhancements and now they don't want the DoD to suffer ANY cuts. Well, at least we know whose side they're on. Now, how about the Dems?

I swear, it's becoming more and more true. The BEST recruiters for the anticapitalists are the capitalists and their toadies.

[City Lights]

12. I'm gagging...

:puke: