Doug Mataconis Repeats Dean Acheson’s Folly

By: Repair_Man_Jack (Diary)  |  April 12th at 09:59 AM  | 

The self-infatuated Doug Mataconis has lined up in predictable “Conservative” support for Barack Obama’s suggestion that we balance the budget by cutting defense. He offers up three fatuous arguments below. 1.There is no nation on the planet that poses a real threat to the United States in the way that the USSR during the Cold War….That’s not to say that there aren’t threats out there, | Read More »

The Budget Battle (I May Not Be Smart Enough To Solve This One).

By: Repair_Man_Jack (Diary)  |  March 30th at 01:00 PM  | 

Conservatives worked hard last election to change our nation’s direction. They reposed their trust and their confidence in the GOP. The GOP got control of the House of Representatives and promised a whole lot more Halloween Candy than they can possibly deliver. I’ve posted two separate thoughts on this mess that may well explain why the current budget debate isn’t working more in our favor.