Michael G. Mullen: “You know, or you should, that public debt this large weighs heavily on economic growth, crowding out private investment…”

I urge you to support and encourage the expansion and deepening of these channels of communication with Russia to enhance the security of the American people and our allies.

You know, or you should, that our national debt has reached a peacetime record, heading for territory where other nations have spiraled into default or into the loss of sovereignty as creditors use their leverage to dictate terms.

I'm more afraid of the red ink than the red menace.

You know, or you should, that the unchecked explosion of entitlement spending, coupled with debt service, is squeezing every other federal activity.