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jmowreader

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Fri Nov 16, 2012, 07:18 AM Nov 2012

Coburn's report highlights an ongoing Congressional problem

Congress has, for at least as long as there's been a Defense Department, used the defense budget as a way to fund all the bizarre shit they can't fund any other way. It's about a foot thick. It's Critical To Our Survival. And it contains immense numbers. With a billion.here and a billion there who's going to notice $5000 for a water ski safety film? Or $10,000 to study the mating.habits of rats?

The answer is to require Congresss justify in writing anything they try to add to the defense budget.

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Coburn's report highlights an ongoing Congressional problem (Original Post) jmowreader Nov 2012 OP
For Whom The Bell Tolls Apache Crew Chief 65 Nov 2012 #1
Need Support Call Congresswoman Grace Napolitano Apache Crew Chief 65 Nov 2012 #2
Sin In Silence Apache Crew Chief 65 Nov 2012 #3
1. For Whom The Bell Tolls
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 08:20 AM
Nov 2012

For whom the bell tolls after 12 years of war, have you hugged a veteran today?

America's generals Eisenhower, Patton, MacArthur exterminate the Germans and bloody Japanese in World War Two in four years. Today's general’s enemy initiated the war with box cutters and CPs in caves and we have our generals with their intoxicating goddesses sitting on their moral compass announcing the war will continue past 2014 because of their judgment.

Generals have to be given a lie detector test and a drug test to determine their allegiance to United States of America or to the military-industrial complex. All the time our heroes return in flag draped coffins, and I beg you for whom the bell tolls?

2. Need Support Call Congresswoman Grace Napolitano
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 08:43 AM
Nov 2012

“12 years of war our heroes are coming back in flag draped coffins our generals are having difficulty focusing because of all the ungodly goddesses with unspeakable seduction on military code duty honor country has evaporated.

Working on a project, with my Congresswoman Grace Napolitano, I would like you to consider amending Veterans Day with a clause to include family members of veterans. I volunteer at Loma Linda veteran’s hospital I also volunteer in my community supporting veterans and family members. In my opinion family members are serving alongside their loved ones enduring all forms of agony and anxiety as members of our military have been doing multiple towards since 9/11. If you have reason to feel that this is appropriate venture to support ask your Congress representative to support my Congresswoman Grace Napolitano.

Hector F. Elizalde
Veterans/Military Liaison
Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano
38 District, California
562-801-2134”

3. Sin In Silence
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 09:49 AM
Nov 2012

As Americans we have no greater Champion than our military standing at the wall 24 seven. Unfortunately many Americans prefer dancing with the stars then contemplating the sacrifices of repeated deployments in harm’s way, have our military and their families enduring the strain and agony of the unknown.

We sin in silence as Americans we should be protesting because silence makes cowards out of men.

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