Quote of the Day

Posted on 11/02/2009 at 7:54 pm by Bob Cesca

“Anyone notice that the pres signed a $680 BILLION defense approp bill in the midst of our debates about $90b a yr for hc?” —The Nation‘s Chris Hayes via Twitter

And, as Ezra notes, the $680 billion is for one year. Multiply it times 10 and you can compare it more closely to what’s being spent on healthcare reform.

And it doesn’t include the two wars.

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  • JG

    unreal–where are the MSM deficit concern trolls?

  • http://broadwaycarl.blogspot.com Broadway Carl™

    Well it wasn’t in secret. In fact, it was overshadowed all the coverage of the Hate Crimes bill being signed into law, which was an amendment in said defense bill.

  • brutlyhonest

    They’re all afraid to discuss the holy grail of government largess: the defense budget. Any one who has ever been involved with it knows how packed with waste it is. And no matter how much you get, it isn’t enough. I always got a kick out of the number of people who were contractors living off a government jobs program that were so “fiscally conservative” and anti social programs (welfare).

    Trim the pork created by unwanted/unneeded pet projects forced down our throats by congress and universal healthcare could be funded. It’s a crying shame :(