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Obama: Let's Delay Those Sequester Spending Cuts Again Tue Feb 5

Guy Benson
Economy Shrinks Due to Military Cuts Wed Jan 30

Kevin Glass
The Right Way to Cut Defense Spending Mon Jan 14

Byron York

Just because the sequestration cuts are bad doesn't mean the defense budget should be sacrosanct. ... more
Defense Spending Cuts Threaten 10% of Pentagon Budget Mon Jan 7

Kevin Glass
The Senate is the Problem Fri Jan 4

Phil Kerpen

The late night drama cast Senator Mitch McConnell and Vice President Joe Biden as heroes. They did what Obama and Boehner failed to do, come together on an agreement to limit the bite of the fiscal cliff's tax hikes. ... more
Reid on the Fiscal Cliff: "We're Not Going to Do Anything" Thu Dec 20

Guy Benson
Capitalism? Mon Dec 3

Rich Galen

With the Redskins playing the Monday night game and the National's still not having made a deal with their 1st baseman, Adam LaRoche, there's not much to think about here in Our Nation's Capital other than that pesky fiscal cliff. ... more
Poll: 67% Say Lawmakers Will Act like “Spoiled Children” During “Fiscal Cliff” Negotiations Mon Nov 26

Daniel Doherty
Obama Thanks Young Voters with Student Aid Cuts Fri Nov 23

Celia Bigelow

“When I’m president, I will make college affordable for every American.” -- President Obama, 2008 ... more
Both Sides Must Give Ground To Avoid Fiscal Cliff Mon Nov 19

Michael Barone

In his first formal press conference in months, Barack Obama showed that getting re-elected can increase a president's confidence and combativeness. He staked out tough stands on several issues, especially on the looming budget negotiations. ... more
Unlocking Obama's Economic Vision (Spoiler: It's Blurry) Fri Nov 16

S. E. Cupp

Wednesday’s press conference marked the first occasion journalists have had to question the President directly – about anything – in eight months, and President Obama tipped his hat on his plans to confront the coming fiscal cliff with chastened House Republicans. ... more
CBO Report: Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff Costs Over $1 Trillion Thu Nov 15

Kevin Glass

The Congressional Budget Office released their analysis of the group of deficit-fighting policies known as the "fiscal cliff." The top-line analysis: completely averting the contraction that would occur in 2013 and 2014 would cost $1.16 trillion - entirely deficit-financed. ... more
What November Means for Sequestration and Debt Ceiling Wed Nov 7

Kevin Glass
Heartache: David Letterman "Discouraged" By Obama's Lies Thu Oct 25

Guy Benson
Leadership Gap: Obama’s Careless Debate Slip Suggests No Plan on Sequester Thu Oct 25

Pete Hegseth

If you weren’t watching Monday night’s presidential campaign debate in Boca Raton, Fla., you missed at least one jaw-dropping assertion. In a discussion of the “sequestration” spending cuts slated to slash defense and other budget items starting in January, President Obama declared that the sequester “will not happen.” ... more
Obama Administration to Defense Contractors: No Layoff Notices Until After Election, Please Sat Sep 29

Kate Hicks
Romney Responds to Leaving ‘Afghanistan’ Out of Speech Sun Sep 9

Leah Barkoukis
Coming Soon? WH Misses Deadline Outlining Defense Cuts Sat Sep 8

Leah Barkoukis
‘Sequestration’ Education Cuts Would Equal .00045% of School Spending Thu Aug 30

Kyle Olson

The politicians are once again in a panic over looming automatic budget cuts – known as sequestration – despite the fact the plan was set in motion many months ago. ... more
South Korean Struggles With Fewer Troops; U.S. Military With Fewer Dollars Wed Aug 29

Austin Bay

South Korea confronts a very tricky internal strategic threat to its military: declining birth rates mean that each year there are fewer draftees, and for decades South Korea has relied on conscription to fill the ranks. However, the major threats confronting South Korea, such as war with North Korea or a confrontation with China, have not declined or diminished. ... more
Obama: Taxes Necessary To Prevent Defense Cuts Tue Aug 21

Virginia

Obama on sequestration. ... more
Barack Obama -- A Transparent Fraud Mon Aug 13

Lurita Doan

In January of 2009, Barack Obama promised Americans an "unprecedented" level of transparency in his dealings with the American people and throughout his Administration. Almost four years have passed since that promise, during which time, Americans have witnessed an extraordinary level of deception and obfuscation, all designed to divert attention from the Obama Administration's failure to grow the economy, their failure to create jobs, their failure to curb out-of-control government spending, and their failure to maintain American prestige on the international level. ... more
Wars To End War Wed Aug 8

John Stossel

On his recent trip abroad, Mitt Romney observed an American taboo by not criticizing President Obama's military policy. But before his trip, he made his position clear. Obama has "exposed the military to cuts that no one can justify," Romney said. He meant that unless Congress intervenes, Pentagon spending will be cut by more than $500 billion over 10 years under the (bipartisan) budget sequestration scheduled for January. This terrifies those who fear that limiting the growth of the military-industrial complex will leave us less safe. But is that true? ... more
Rumsfeld Blasts Congress Over Sequestration Fri Aug 3

Washington, DC

Rumsfeld discussed sequestration and Congress with Greta Van Susteren. ... more
Of Course: OMB Director Blames Sequestration on the Rich Not Paying Their Fair Share Thu Aug 2

Townhall.com Staff
'Fundamentally Transforming' the Military Tue Jul 17

Frank Gaffney

In Lone Survivor, a chilling, firsthand account of the loss of eleven members of the Navy’s elite Sea, Air, Land (SEAL) Team and eight Army aviators, Petty Officer Marcus Luttrell describes the fateful decision that led to disaster for him and death for his comrades. ... more