Ike Was Right
Andy Rooney had some strong words on miliary spending during his weekly commentary on 60 Minutes (Via Crooks and Liars).
Andy says the best place to cut back spending to pay for the War in Iraq and hurricane damage is our "bloated military establishment."
"We had a great commander in WWII, Dwight Eisenhower. He became President and on leaving the White House in 1961, he said this: 'We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. …'"
"Well, Ike was right. That's just what’s happened."
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If we eliminate welfare except for the infirm and elderly, and some of the pork projects like the $260M Alaskan bridge to no where, we might actually have enough to retire on in 20-30 years.
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