The #1 Threat to Our National Security is Not What You Think

By: David Bossie (Diary)  |  June 1st at 04:29 PM  | 

Promoted from the diaries. – ed. Our crushing $14 trillion national debt is as much a national security threat as it is an economic disaster.  According to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen, “The most significant threat to our national security is our debt.” Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has said, “We can’t have a strong military if we have a weak economy.” Even | Read More »

The 800 Pound Debt Gorilla Looms Larger With President Obama’s Budget

By: David Bossie (Diary)  |  February 15th at 01:33 PM  | 

President Obama’s FY-2012 budget shows a failure of leadership by a man who claimed that he would change the way Washington works. Red ink continues to be spilled at record rates with no end in sight and yet President Obama continues to ignore the 800 pound gorilla in the room – our climbing $14 trillion national debt. America is sinking deeper and deeper into debt, | Read More »

State of the Union: Who’s Sitting with the 800 lb. Gorilla?

By: David Bossie (Diary)  |  January 25th at 01:36 PM  | 

Tonight the President delivers his State of the Union Address to the nation. This annual event brings representatives from all three branches of government into the Capitol at the same time. But there is another figure looming that has been ignored for far too long. The national debt – currently at $14 trillion and counting – is the 800 pound gorilla in the room. There | Read More »