[RobertClark]

He stacked the supercommittee with far left liberals and directed them not to budge.. What in the world is there to agree with here? Gutting defense and leaving most everything else alone fits in with HIS agenda.. and yours apparently. Shameful.

I was referring to the outcome: spending cuts. If the desire to spend less is shameful - then you and I will agree on very little.

The cuts do not 'gut' defense. It will force review of expenditures, which is sorely needed. 70% of my business is from the DOD, and I can tell you that the amount of waste and nonsense would boggle most people's mind. There must be spending reductions - yes even in the DOD. The key wil be to make them in the right places that don't sacrifice defense readiness or troop support.

[Nonstatist]

There must be spending reductions - yes even in the DOD. The key wil be to make them in the right places that don't sacrifice defense readiness or troop support.

You dont understand politics much, do you? These are the only real cuts on the table; no real cuts to any other agency, 2 trillion in entitlements and pensions are off the table . Any real negotiator for "our side" would never have agreed to this.

Lets me ask you ; after the Bush tax cuts are recinded and Defense has been cut 20 %, what else do we have to give them? More tax increases? A VAT ?, Confiscating 401k's ?

You can bet your buttons they will be asking for more..in the name of compromise!