What the Feds are mandated to fund

[cathlab3]

I believe that the primary Constitutional function of the federal government is national defense, bar none,” reads the very first sentence of Sen.-elect Rand Paul’s (R-KY) issue page on national defense. Sen.-elect Paul is right. It is right there in the Preamble to the United States Constitution: “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
Unfortunately our federal government has been falling short on this primary duty. Now many on the left want to go even further, gutting defense to pay for their own social priorities. But defense spending is not the cause of America’s budget deficits. Mandatory spending on entitlements and interest on the debt currently accounts for over 50% of the federal budget, while defense spending accounts for less than one-fifth.

[cathlab3]

Contrary to what you may hear, defense spending is actually at near historic lows. During World War II we spent 38% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defense; during the Korean War it was 14%; Vietnam 10%, and the Cold War 7%. Yet since 2001, defense spending has averaged roughly 4% of GDP. The toll on our armed forces is easy to see. Air Force tactical aircraft are, on average, over 20 years old; bombers nearly 30; and tankers about 45 years old. And the Obama administration only wants to shrink defense budgets further. White House budget plans indicate defense budgets will fall to just 3% of GDP in 2019.

From the Heritage Foundation...

[gwboolean]

Good for you Cath.  Too bad you RWF pricks didn't think that way when you were bankrupting our country.  Kiss our American asses.

[cathlab3]

Kiss our American asses.
 
Your old deflections are worthless Boo.

[wmdn_bs]

How's ol' Pork Barrel Rand Paul look now that he promises to fatten Kentucky at the Ear Mark trough, contrary to his campaign promises? The more things change in politics, the more they stay the same.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704353504575596591626268782.html

[captain_kook]

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

 
That's a clear statement of intent to ACT on behalf of the American people.
 
 
Rand Paul is an illiterate too
 
perfect for the Cult
 

[Truman62]

And yet we spent over $700+ billion last year!!!

Pres Obama is not shrinking anything.

We spent more on war than we EVER have before!

Death to our enemies, whoever they are!

[cathlab3]

Look at you guys.......left to the death eh?
Don't you even care about the country at ALL?
You're all like a bunch of buzzards.
700,000 Americans think you're wrong.
 

[captain_kook]

Sure
 
but more than 700,000 Americans are wrong and uneducated
 
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

Funny how differently that reads when you highlight more than just the part you want to focus upon.

[cathlab3]

Funny how differently that reads when you highlight more than just the part you want to focus upon.
 
It reads the same no matter how you highlight it. It is NOT a living document as lefties believe,it does not change with the times.
The left distorts and ignores it when the document does not support their beliefs. The left promotes judges that will change the meaning to support left wing agendas.
No matter how the left spins it,you still loose lefties. The country is awake,and your engines are on fire and you're loosing power.

[captain_kook]

Wrong.
As always.

[cathlab3]

Wrong.
As always.
 
Yup that cuts it.....a two line responce always proves your point Kook.
Have anything to say other than wrong.....by the way your side represents wrong very well.