2008 Woodie Awards
Just when I think Democrats have learned to hit home runs instead of beating out ground balls to first base, this Times article proves me wrong. Democrats need to learn that carping about Halliburton makes marginal difference, and doesn’t do much good but to reinforce the issue-based thinking of the Democratic party. The larger issue here isn’t Halliburton’s waste. Sure, it’s a very bad thing to be happening at a time of war and budget deficits, but the larger issue is the entire Pentagon system of procurements and budget prioritizing.
Here’s Frank Lautenberg:
“The bottom line is, the Republican leadership in the Congress is giving Halliburton a free pass,”
No. The bottom line is that the Republican leadership is giving the entire establishment of retired generals turned contractors, Pentagon civilians, and politicians a free pass on how they derive their budget priorities. Halliburton is just a cog in the machine.
And the fact is, that these misplaced budget priorities are causing us to lose the War on Terror. Astronomical military spending isn’t something we can accept anymore. We’re not enemies with state-based agents who fear a large military or military spending - Presence doesn’t matter in 2005. Our military:non-military security tools spending is 9:1, and if we realigned out budget priorities just slightly by transferring funds from wasteful programs and reasearch to tangible security needs, we’d be in much better shape when it comes to protecting our country.
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