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[03/29/12] During a policy discussion hosted by the National Journal, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the House GOP’s supposed budget guru, said that America’s top military brass were lying about their support for President Obama’s Pentagon budget. When asked why the GOP’s budget — which passed the House yesterday — ignores the generals advice and increases military spending, Ryan replied, “We don’t think the generals are giving us their true advice.”
Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Martin Dempsey fired back at Ryan, the Wall Street Journal reports:
“There’s a difference between having someone say they don’t believe what you said versus … calling us, collectively, liars,” Gen. Dempsey told reporters aboard a U.S. military aircraft after a four day visit to Latin America. ”My response is: I stand by my testimony. This was very much a strategy-driven process to which we mapped the budget.”
Dempsey — who said in February that the Pentagon’s new budget will “maintain our military’s decisive edge and help sustain America’s global leadership” — added that the budget “was a collaborative effort” among the nation’s top military officers as well as combat leaders.
Pentagon spokesman George Little also responded to Ryan’s comments yesterday. “We value Congress’s oversight role and the secretary expects honest, straightforward input from our military leadership,” he said, adding, “and he believes that’s precisely what they do on a military basis time and time and time again.”
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/03/29/gen-dempsey-to-rep-ryan-were-not-liars/
http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/29/key-congressman-questions-generals-testimony/
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2012-02-14/panetta-defense-budget/53089728/1
So Dennis - who is the 'budget guru' on the democrat side?
Would that be Obama? Not according to the Senate last year [97-0], or the House this year [414-0].
Pelosi/the Progressive caucus?
Wait, I know, Harry Reid.
So Dennis, as we blow through another $4 billion today, just who will step up on your side to do anything?
Let's face it Dennis - talking about budgets and spending is not a winning issue for Team Blue. But then again, neither is energy, inflation, or entitlements.
Dennis, good one! Thanks for the information. I am baffled when the Paul Ryans blantantly lie and then later explain it by stating opinion as if it were fact as he did with "we don't think the generals are giving us their true advice." Who's "we"? The GOP would use that same tactic if the military generals said we should leave Afghanistan tomorrow.
Dennis,
How are you today? Good I hope, looking forward to tomorrows game between Ohio St and Kansas.
The members of the military branches and the general officers involved will not and can not openly disagree with the President, it is military career suicide. Prior to Obama's Budget request, and during the agreement last year by congress and the administration, Secretary of Defense Panetta and others said that he did not feel the military could take those deep of cuts, but would work with what they could get. Remember it is the responsibility of congress to fund the military. The President can veto the Defense Appropriations Bill but it is very doubtful if that will ever happen, especially in an election year.
The Wisconsin voters could not find Rep. Paul during last August recess.
Spanky,
Anyone that follows political gamesmanship, like you, knows exactly why the vote was what it was {period}.
But spending is NOT controlled with budgets it is controlled with spending bills just like the ones passed by the Republican controlled House last December that called for $1.3 trillion more in spending than projected revenues.
Breaking News! Two idiots posing.
This will be fun...
Check this out people...
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=tCAffMSWSzY#t=28
Can you say Muslim? Pres. Yomama can!
(show me the clown nose, fisty!)
Well, I imagine AARP will be sending out a few emails about the Romney/Ryan connection. For some reason, the senior citizens here in Florida don't take to well to the Ryan budgets. Wonder why? LOL!!!!!
SOTB,
So he says he is from a Muslim majority country (we already know he spent a couple years there) and that he knows because he is one of the (countryman – not Muslim).
This video has been viewed millions of times and no one really cares.
While the GOP gets their undies in a bunch at the thought of cutting military spending, I find it odd that they are perfectly willing to cut everything else that makes us a modern, civilized society with a heart and soul for its people to pay for more military spending. We should never want to be like North Korea yet we have republicans willing to cut education, food aid to the poor and food subsidies to poor school children, cut medicaid, eliminate by privatizing medicare, and most of all cut taxes even more for the rich--just to name a few of Ryan and the GOP's grand ideas that will make us more resemble North Korea than the USA.
The Committee was to work together toward resolving the deficit and debt problem and they failed just as this dysfunctional Congress has failed too often because one side decided its goal was to defeat one man. A budget or budget reconciliation and spending bills are usually passed yearly except the past 3 years when total dysfunction reared it's irresponsible and stupid head. There is nothing set in stone that cannot be changed by the next Congress or changed if a sudden military crisis required it.
It would serve this country better if for once we did actually cut the bloated military spending and instead invested it in infrastructure, education, research and technology for our future. Our future does not solely depend on the military. Even with the proposed cuts, we will still be the most powerful and technologically advanced military in the world. Isn't it time we invested in something besides fighting perpetual wars and besides the military-industrial complex?
Well said Jody.
Way too much information on this topic ....
Only makes me want to add some cheese on my burger ....
Very good Dennis. Anyone with half a brain knows what liars Ryan and Romney are. However, when you are dealing with the right wing supporters, you see that they aren't the best and the brightest when it comes to seeing the actual facts.
Holy SH*T!!! He LIVES, He's ALIVE and Baaaack with the same old tired GOP stuff.."budgets, energy, inflation and entitlements".
I believe the discussion thread was about the military but good ol Spankster has to throw in the kitchen sink.
Waassa matter Spank, you shoot yourself in the foot (head) with those third rate firearms you're out a plinking with? Anyway welcome back dude.
Bottom line though..Who do YOU trust as CIC? I have two in the Navy that think this CIC has done just fine! (Their views expressed privately).
Just try to visualize Mr. Romney, Gingrich or Santorum...............Eeeeeech
Ryan is tainted by his bills. Being seen with him is probably a political stick in the eye.
I'm still waiting on GWBs endorsement.
When's that going to happen?
[Holy SH*T!!! He LIVES, He's ALIVE and Baaaack with the same old tired GOP stuff.."budgets, energy, inflation and entitlements".]
The same old talking points never fail...
[Bottom line though..Who do YOU trust as CIC?]
Spanky supports Newt like a jockstrap supports geezers at the Empire Games...rumor has it he even sold off some of his gold stash to finance Newts "moonbase".
Uh oh...there seems to have been a disturbance in The Force:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/30/recall-vote-scheduled-in-wisconsin-republican-ad-war-continues/?hpt=hp_t3
Tick tock, Scottie boy...
Does Mitt Romney have a persecution complex or is he just oblivious to the reality that is Paul Ryan and his so-called budget? Paul Ryan was the kiss of death last year for the GOP with his killing medicare plan and his plan does the same thing this year. More likely Romney will check the photos and video to see how it would play if Ryan were his VP nominee. You betcha.
Ryan is truly the kiss of death to any candidate..His stunt with stripping all seniors of Medicare and social security . The minute i see his face, i associate him with seniors being forced out into the cold .And the GOP laughing in their faces as they do it ! Ryan is the sole reason for term limits ..These guys are "BUMS".
Oh well, this Ryan bill will die in the Senate, and if needed the veto will end it. The Ryan bill is garbage in and garbage out.
I Wisconsin voters never saw Rep. Ryan during last August recess.
That's right. He cancelled his townhalls because the people at the few he held expressed their anger over his plan to kill medicare, demanded answers and he didn't have them. What a coward he is.
Perhaps they could leave the Rippon Society of Wisconsin, which became the Republican Party, as long as they are in Wisconsin, and start the American Antisocial Party together. They have already changed the War on Poverty into the War on the Poor and agree that Medicare should give false hope, not health care. Every penny spent on people is a penny withheld from the wealthy. That's not fair. What king ever became powerful by caring about his peasants? Kings become powerful by taxing peasants and making war.
AffinityGW, well said.
Affinity, maybe it should be Rip OFF society rather than Rippon.
Hopefully the good people of Wisconsin will see the error of their ways and not only oust their Governor but also bounce Ryan out on his tush also.
Ryan's endorsement of Romney is the kiss of death! Face it folks! The TEA-GOP-Republican party's only goal is to kill any accomplishments for and by the president. Call what you will, this is their primary goal. Make no mistake, the Terrifying Errant Activist(TEA) party are alive and thriving in local and state politics. The Tea Party has strongholds like Virginia, Colorado, Louisiana, South Carolina, Florida and Texas and want to lull the population to sleep while they maneuver their people into power. They are very active locally and control monies, local infrastructure and power. By alienating women, they stand less of a chance to get close. The Hispanic/Latino sect realize these candidates are dead-set against their taking part in America. The Black community has seen the hatred in Florida and many will vote for president Obama because they can. The sad part is the roadblocks the TEA party controlled states have already set into motion may have some effect, if allowed. Privatizing Medicare and Medicaid and vouchering both systems is their primary goal if allowed.