01-26-2022, 02:15 PM
(01-26-2022, 01:58 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: I don't think we should use the terminology of "cutting the defense budget", as it would be a bad optic for those seeking re-election and they'd flat out be obstructionists to the proposal. I would just impress that the desired actions were in fact essential to and part of National Defense as a proactive measure. I do also agree that giving aid to the countries in which these folks are fleeing would be a great idea.
Side note: I have went over this idea with several people running for Portman's seat and gubernatorial candidates. No one has shown a bit of interest.
Well, thi sis why I'm a policy guy and not a politics guy. I know what would be more effective, not what looks best politically.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
