Originally Posted by
SASless
In January 2019, the Democrats under Nancy Pelosi's wonderful leadership, take control of the House of Representatives where all Spending Bills must originate.
As you might recall, the Democrats hate Defense Spending as every dollar they can divert from the Defense Budget can be poured into their never ending quest to buy votes by giving money away in Social Programs.
...reveals an historical truth previously ignored by voters: Since World War II, Republicans, not Democrats, have overseen defense budget cuts that drastically reduced the size of the military.
How the GOP Learned to Love Defense Cuts The Fiscal Times
Since earlier this month, when Congress passed a budget deal that massively boosts both defense and non-defense spending,
liberal commentators—and even some
Republican politicians—have accused the GOP of hypocrisy. Republicans, they noted, are supposed to loathe debt. They’re supposed to loathe government spending. Yet, in large numbers, they voted for much more of both.
Fair enough. But what about the Democrats? If Republicans are supposed to worry about the United States bankrupting itself with social-welfare spending, aren’t Democrats supposed to worry about the United States bankrupting itself with military spending? Not anymore. In the run-up to the deal, Nancy Pelosi’s office fired off an email to House Democrats proclaiming that, “In our negotiations, Congressional Democrats have been fighting for increases in funding for defense.” Chuck Schumer’s office announced that, “We fully support President Trump’s Defense Department’s request.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/internat...ending/553670/
Tough argument to make, even to those of us who are neutral observers from the other side of the pond.