On a lighter note, a caption for that pic of Pelosi, “E.T. phone, hooooooooome!”

Actually, I’ve totally lost track of what happened to those appropriations now anyway?

Pres just said in Jacksonville that he was going to sign it when he went back to washington.

Squid Shark on October 26, 2009 at 3:49 PM

Really? good trick seeing as how it has not gone to conference yet…

There are other bills, some having to do with some Defense subjects… but not the defense appropirations bill.

Defense blogs. Big cost over-runs on F-35 predicted.

And as predicted the hundreds of F35s that were to represent a “low cost” per aircraft alternative that would allow us to field swarms of them in combat (versus fewer but more costly and capable F22s) will turn out to be as costly as the F22 but with inferior capabilities being fielded in smaller numbers than promised due to cost overruns.

Plan on the White House funding domestic social programs through additional cuts to defense. Has anyone noticed Russia and China are investing more in their military?

hicsuget on October 26, 2009 at 3:04 PM

Answered my own question–this bill is HR 3326.

chemman on October 26, 2009 at 1:30 PM

Defense blogs. Big cost over-runs on F-35 predicted.

First the F22 was canceled despite the inadequacies of the F35 substituted into the air superiority role. I watched a program yesterday on the Military Channel about “Red October” – an arrangement that sends U.S. pilots flying FA-18 Super Hornets to Germany to fly against top notch German pilots flying the Russian MiG 29 Fulcrum air superiority fighter. It is the ONLY place in the world where our pilots can train against the actual equipment flown by many of our potential adversaries (Russia, Syria, Iran, etc.). What our pilots learned is that in the hands of a skilled pilot the MiG 29 can down our fighters in a dogfight, even when the German pilots are asked by the U.S. to restrict some of their most aggressive moves. The F22 would have addressed some of these shortcomings in our aircraft to once gain give us a technological edge.

Next comes along this defense appropriation bill. Last week it was revealed that something like $2.6B of the bill allocated for Maintenance and Training was being diverted into pork projects including a Ted Kennedy Education Institute. Our pilots are already flying fewer hours than they did earlier this decade. Yet, as mentioned above we have surrendered our technological advantage for the long-term and now the Dems are defunding pilot skills training through curtailed flying time.

The Obama administration is certainly working hard on eliminating any vestiges of American “exceptionalism” and military superiority. It almost seems like they want to level the playing field and make sure any future conflict is a “fair fight”. Too bad that means sacrificing American lives and victory.

Rep. James Moran (D-Va.)

Is one of Pelosi’s band of Marxist criminals trying to undermine and destroy this nation.

Is anyone still not sure whos side this effete little community organizer is on?……….Reeealy?

We did NOT have a Defense bill last year…

Constitution says any appropriation for the Army can only last TWO years MAX.

Does a continueing resolution bypass this Constitutional requirment? It could be argued either way I think…

Didn’t they take an oath to preserve, protect and defend?

You have to have a shred of integrity and honesty to take an oath seriously.

Otherwise, it’s as binding as an Obama campaign promise.

Didn’t they take an oath to preserve, protect and defend?

Wouldn’t postponing defense spending which directly affect the lives or our troops be against that oath?

gophergirl on October 26, 2009 at 2:23 PM

For dems its detract, delay, and destroy….