Democracy for America

What do we have to show for it? The economy is in the pits, our interest payments on our debt are a serious drag: http://treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/ir/ir_expense.htm - we have an un-balanced budget, our nation isn't anymore secure because of it, and we're failing to make the investments in our country to make it through the next century.

If the choice is between taking it out on social services that keep people from the pit and hurting defense contractors to me...well then I favor the latter.

The White House has taken some positive steps on the Defense budget, but much more is needed. BTW - if we keep going on this path we are going to be much worse than Greece. Let's get the damn car out of the ditch for good. The President should propose a package where for every dollar taken out of the Defense budget a dollar is invested in infrastructure and green energy and we should take out what we need to do that on an equal proportion with stopping the cuts to social services.