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2007-05-07 Fifth Column
Congressional Democrats Gutting Missile Defense Programs As Far As Possible
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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-05-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ]  Top

#1 Filthy traitors. If it ever happens (God forbid), then we need to have a necktie party on the survivors.
Posted by Jackal">Jackal  2007-05-07 00:21|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]  2007-05-07 00:21|| Front Page Top

#2 saying the country needs a system that "works."

What are they looking for? What do they want? Perfection? I'd settle for good enough to make the enemy think ten times before pulling the trigger. The laser system sounds like a good idea to me, why pull funding on that? And this is a system to be used against rogue nations with primitive stuff, which it would probably work acceptably against. Besides, you have to start somewhere.
Posted by gorb 2007-05-07 00:33||   2007-05-07 00:33|| Front Page Top

#3 This is easy to understand when you realize that the Dem leadership are completely in thrall to the Tranzis, for whom a strong U.S. is the greatest threat. Their ultimate goal is our total emasculation/subjugation. Unfortunately not enough citizens read Rantburg are paying attention.
Posted by PBMcL 2007-05-07 01:08||   2007-05-07 01:08|| Front Page Top

#4 Unbelievable. It's like putting teenagers in charge of the household.
Posted by Dave D.">Dave D.  2007-05-07 05:33||   2007-05-07 05:33|| Front Page Top

#5 a perfect campaign stick to beat the shit out of the '08 Donk presidential candidate. "Do you want to be incinerated by a North Korean missile? My opponent would make that possible"
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2007-05-07 08:40||   2007-05-07 08:40|| Front Page Top

#6 But at least we sent sent the House Republicans a lesson!

/Tancredo, etc.
Posted by Excalibur 2007-05-07 08:51||   2007-05-07 08:51|| Front Page Top

#7 So what? You know the Trunks are too craven to beat them about the political head and shoulders about it. They're unwilling to spend the funds to hammer them over their open pathetic defeatism. Why would they spend any capital on this issue. It's all about 1950s 'election cycles' strategies. They're still working in the last mid-century. It's all the 'good o'boys' being in the RNC suite.
Posted by Procopius2k 2007-05-07 08:53||   2007-05-07 08:53|| Front Page Top

#8 Dali could not paint a more surreal picture than this. Traitors.
Posted by Zenster">Zenster  2007-05-07 09:12||   2007-05-07 09:12|| Front Page Top

#9 You may Always count on the democrats to do the EXACT OPPOSITE of the right thing every time. They walk contrary and I would not piss on them if they were on fire.
Posted by newc">newc  2007-05-07 09:32||   2007-05-07 09:32|| Front Page Top

#10 “Who is a progressive and about as anti-military as they come…”

Ironic…ain’t it? Rep. Tauscher is a SF liberal yet she is constantly described as a “centrist”. Of course, for “Progressives”, that means she must be demonized as being a sell-out to the evil empire. In fact, the kiddies often refer her as the “Lieberman of the House”. It appears she saw what happened to Jane Harmon and gutting this bill was the obvious way to keep the hippies out of her home office lobby. Sadly, reports indicate that after multi-millions in investment, the Airborne Laser Program is down to the goal line and ready to go operational.
Posted by DepotGuy 2007-05-07 09:39||   2007-05-07 09:39|| Front Page Top

#11 This is merely a preview of what's coming. We're headed for a Demo majority far larger than now exists in both houses of Congress. And, unless Thompson runs, a very likely Demo El Presidente. The cuts will run deep. This administration and it's ineptness is going to cripple the Republican Party for years to come. There will be serious repercussions.
Posted by Woozle Elmeter2970 2007-05-07 11:26||   2007-05-07 11:26|| Front Page Top

#12 Woozie, thanks for the plug, but ease off on the doomsday stuff, k ?
Posted by big Fred 2007-05-07 13:05||   2007-05-07 13:05|| Front Page Top

#13 Iran Can Target Missile At US And Europe In Less Than Eight Years Warns US
Iran may have a long range missile capable of striking the United States and Europe in less than eight years, a senior State Department official said Thursday. John Rood, the assistant secretary of state for international security and non proliferation, said the weapon could be wholly obtained from North Korea, which had provided Iran ballistic missiles previously.
Posted by ed 2007-05-07 16:17||   2007-05-07 16:17|| Front Page Top

#14 a perfect campaign stick to beat the shit out of the '08 Donk presidential candidate.

I've often wondered if this is like giving an inch so you can take a mile later on. If it is, I hope it works.

They walk contrary and I would not piss on them if they were on fire.

There are a few I would pi$$ on if they weren't on fire, however. :-)
Posted by gorb 2007-05-07 16:26||   2007-05-07 16:26|| Front Page Top

#15 big Fred?

Posted by Shipman">Shipman  2007-05-07 17:11||   2007-05-07 17:11|| Front Page Top

#16 big Fred Thompson, Ship.

"Thanks for the plug", get it?
Posted by Bobby 2007-05-07 17:47||   2007-05-07 17:47|| Front Page Top

#17 I've never understood the lefties hatred of Star Wars. If the US was completely safe from foriegn threats it would be much easier to get the taxpayers to agree to slashing the military to the point that we are entirely defensive in nature. I should think that would be one of their end goals.

Then get a lefty as President and start passing around the tech to like thinking friends to remove nukes from the equation all together and get them to disarm down to a defensive force as well.

Then you let civilization silently fall due to birthrates and immigration.
Posted by rjschwarz 2007-05-07 18:06||   2007-05-07 18:06|| Front Page Top

#18 Damnit, ya'll! The Dhimmi's have to find ways to cut the budget to fund their pork barrel projects!

So, it's just natural that they'd cut defense programs first, especially experimental ones that show so much progress that it's the Russkies panties in a wad.

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg  2007-05-07 18:35|| www.fire-on-the-suns.com]">[www.fire-on-the-suns.com]  2007-05-07 18:35|| Front Page Top

#19 The dummycritter party once again shows that they don't have a working relationship with sanity. May they all perish in hell's fire, unless the Norks get 'em first. I'm looking for high ground a long way from any military base. The donks will ENSURE we have further trouble, not only from terrorists, but from "rogue regimes", including China and Russia. What idiots!
Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot  2007-05-07 19:30|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]  2007-05-07 19:30|| Front Page Top

#20 Remember OP, they have to aim for big targets to get a hit. That usually means big deep blue precincts along the coast. This may be self correcting.
Posted by Procopius2k 2007-05-07 21:06||   2007-05-07 21:06|| Front Page Top

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