It’s amusing in a sick kind of way to watch how politicians react when someone proposes cutting military spending in their states and districts. After Defense Secretary Bob Gates announced his intention to shutter the U.S. Joint Forces Command in the Norfolk, Virginia area, a bipartisan bellow of outrage emanated from all sources. I particularly cherish this complaint.
[Gov. Bob] McDonnell and Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) accused the Obama administration of looking at the defense budget for cuts instead of at other parts of the federal government. The administration is “selling off our military at auction to pay for its social programs,” Forbes said.
If only.