Quote:Where did I say it was? The Defense budget is essentially funding a massive jobs program. Actual military personnel is a small part of it. Defense contractors are job creators, are they not? Do we need every weapon system, every new aircraft, every military base? I'm not saying much of it is not necessary, but please don't tell me the waste and fraud there is that much greater than welfare fraud and milked benefits.

 

 

 

 

Charles Bennett was an untouchable politician because he carried water for the Navy. He was considered a Political God.

 

Corrine Brown is ridiculed by segments of the population because she claims to "bring home the bacon."

 

Yet both were similar in that they transferred funds from Washington to Jacksonville - Bennett from DoD and Brown from HHS and HUD.

 

You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

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