What Budget?

Democrats and Republicans are fighting for some 60 billion dollars in budget cuts. That might sound like a lot to average person, hell it is a fortune to my eyes, but in the grander scheme of things, like the over all budget of the US government this is pennies, literally. In 2010 we spent nearly 3.55 trillion. 60 billion is roughly 1.7% of that total, not even enough to make a dent in overall spending. This whole escapade is laughable. What really scares me is that if they can't come to any agreement over such a minuscule part of the pie then how on earth are they going to make the cuts they really need to make.

Now, I used to side with the Republican party in my younger days and by that I mean early twenties instead of late twenties, but I have to say that all politically parties are full of crap. They all feed the entitlement monster or war machine. We can't cut this because "some stupid crap". You know what cut EVERYTHING. 25% across the board. It is plain, simple and fair, everyone loses a little...done...problem fixed.

But what about our troops? The real question is why are we in three wars? I remember reading a new article where the writer said we have a "moral" obligation to help the rebels in Libya. As I get better at this bloging thing, I will remember to save references for stuff like this. Anyway, what exactly is a moral obligation and who's morals are we talking about here anyway. What does this mean. How is this a valid form of justification. A small tangent, but it continues to illustrate the point that our leaders can't make objective decisions. And this is a problem if we are going to curtail the out of control spending on entitlement programs...and even defense. ..that is right...across the board....no body left behind ;)