Pelosi: Freeze Pentagon Budget Too

First Posted: 03/30/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 04:20 PM ET

Pelosi Spending Freeze

MSNBC:

Toward the end of her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) broke ranks with President Obama and reiterated her call for the president's proposed spending freeze to include the Defense budget as well.

Read the whole story: MSNBC

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poco767c
03:43 PM on 01/28/2010
mmmmmmmm

Fresh baked bread and home made jam, anyone can live like a king for 60cents
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shivasquest
03:32 PM on 01/28/2010
Via Sullivan;

Bob Gates applauded the commitment to remove the gay ban in the military. The defense chiefs didn't and stayed in their seats. We're told that that's protocol: the military is not supposed to take sides in these policy debates. So why did they all stand up and applaud when Obama warned Iran of "growing consequences"?

Telling no?
03:38 PM on 01/28/2010
That they don't have to applaud is sorta weird but understandable given that they are a forced audience and have sworn loyalty to the POTUS.
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shivasquest
03:49 PM on 01/28/2010
The military is supposed to be above politics and partisanship.
I suppose not cheering for war is too much to ask.
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ADONAI
03:26 PM on 01/28/2010
That's all well and good, but the first time the U.S. military begins operating on American soil

I'm outta here.
04:53 PM on 01/28/2010
Better leave, Blackwater already has.
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poco767c
03:22 PM on 01/28/2010
The earth has 148,940,000 km² of land, there will always be somewhere for terr0rists to hide and train.
Even if they were chased from every inch of land there is still 361,132,000 km² of water for them to p!ss about on.

There are not enough troops or dollars to stop them 'over there', focus on stopping them 'over here'
04:58 PM on 01/28/2010
And who would want to live in such a fascist world?

Just trying to wipe out all possible terrorist havens,

Creates more terrorists.
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iskra
Natural enemy of sharks and tro//s
03:21 PM on 01/28/2010
Could we start with the 68,000 troops in Germany and the 40,000 troops in Japan?

You'd think we'd have an exit strategy for them by now. Doesn't bode well for our two new adventures.
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ADONAI
03:21 PM on 01/28/2010
So I can draw a picture of Jesus blowing a guy

Or wipe my @$$ with a Bible and post it on Youtube

But if I draw a guy with a beard and write Muhammad under it

Someone is going to ki.ll me.

That about right?
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ladynaga
03:21 PM on 01/28/2010
Yup, that's about right. Hey you
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ADONAI
03:22 PM on 01/28/2010
Hello lady : )

Sorry for the graphic imagery
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03:23 PM on 01/28/2010
Someone would want to k!ll you for doing any of the above. It's just a matter of whether they would be able to.
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ADONAI
03:25 PM on 01/28/2010
True.

But that last one is almost automatic no matter where you are
03:19 PM on 01/28/2010
Well folks, must vanish. Thanks to all, for all the laughs and discussion. You guys are brilliant. Hope to catch up again soon.

Peace!!!
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ladynaga
03:20 PM on 01/28/2010
Later, Zaph. Have a great day and hope to see you soon. Peace
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ADONAI
03:21 PM on 01/28/2010
peace
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EconPadawan
Too short for a stormtrooper. Too tall for a ewok.
03:17 PM on 01/28/2010
maybealittlecommonsense I'm a Fan of maybealittlecommonsense I'm a fan of this user 7 fans permalink
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You don't think there is an issue with Al-Q.aeda creating more training camps and growing strong enough to pull off more attacks against the U.S.? Just curious because I really don't know the answer for this. I figured Obama would pull out and we'd find out, but he's staying in.
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You got raptured. That's okay I save it for you.

We cannot defeat t3rrorism with conventional warfare. This is why no matter how long we occupy the so called "training grounds" we will never make a difference. They will simply move to another area. The only way to reduce the influence of t3rrorism in that area of the world is to 1.) Follow the money (i.e. take out whoever is funding these radicals. and 2.) change the social conditions that created a necessity for t3rrorism in the first place. Obama is going about this all wrong. IMHO
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ADONAI
03:18 PM on 01/28/2010
good answer
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ladynaga
03:19 PM on 01/28/2010
Excellent post. I knew I like you for a reason :-))
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ADONAI
03:10 PM on 01/28/2010
I can't wait for Tim Tebow's Super Bowl commercial.

Will he "h8 the fa.gs" or call us all baby ki.llers?

The suspense is ki.lling me!
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03:13 PM on 01/28/2010
The latter?
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ADONAI
03:14 PM on 01/28/2010
that's my guess too
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03:10 PM on 01/28/2010
They better be very careful hear..NO CUTS ..while Prince Edward Island is still a threat!


They have undisclosed potatoes!!
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ladynaga
03:11 PM on 01/28/2010
Well, those potatoes rockets could be dangerous ~snicker~
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poco767c
03:12 PM on 01/28/2010
Underestimate PEI at your peril
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03:10 PM on 01/28/2010
Conservatives call O "uppity" without calling him uppity. Imagine that?

http://mediamatters.org/research/201001280005
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ADONAI
03:16 PM on 01/28/2010
Arrogant?

Then what the f) u) c) k) was Bush?
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03:22 PM on 01/28/2010
That’s why arrogance can’t be their issue with Obama. I have to admit, O was pretty uppity last night. He should stop that.

It makes the cons pretend to hate arrogance.
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poco767c
03:09 PM on 01/28/2010
For the record the bread I just baked turned out great.
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ADONAI
03:09 PM on 01/28/2010
HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
03:12 PM on 01/28/2010
: )

Freshly baked bread is one of the yummiest things ever.
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ladynaga
03:13 PM on 01/28/2010
And freshly baked cookies right out of the oven, so warm and melty
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poco767c
03:08 PM on 01/28/2010
Spend money on things that make people safer not on those that merely make them feel safer.
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iskra
Natural enemy of sharks and tro//s
03:15 PM on 01/28/2010
You aren't a fan of security theater?
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poco767c
03:18 PM on 01/28/2010
not so much.
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03:07 PM on 01/28/2010
Is anyone watching MSNBC?
This is the loudest stupidest argument I've seen in a while.
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poco767c
03:07 PM on 01/28/2010
I try not to.
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gle helle
03:08 PM on 01/28/2010
Judging by the Neilsen numbers, probably not.
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poco767c
03:09 PM on 01/28/2010
Burn! :D
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EconPadawan
Too short for a stormtrooper. Too tall for a ewok.
03:07 PM on 01/28/2010
We have spent almost a decade fighting two wars with no end in sight, throwing money away and expending lives, all for what? In hopes that one day we can say that we feel as safe as we did before nineeleven? Not gonna happen. It's time to end these wars and bring out troops home.
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ladynaga
03:09 PM on 01/28/2010
Cosign, end the wars and bring the troops home now
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03:19 PM on 01/28/2010
And while we're at it..How about mebbe...reducing the 700 bases worldwide?


A bit over overk!ll....
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RichPort
Don't blame me, I'm a stoned head...
03:17 PM on 01/28/2010
It's been longer than that... we bombed Iraq almost daily throughout the 90s...
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EconPadawan
Too short for a stormtrooper. Too tall for a ewok.
03:18 PM on 01/28/2010
That's true.