So why do we have titles like--articles like this, 'No New Tanks'? We are not suggesting any new tanks.

They have 1,300,000 people, 900 million of them in rural areas that through the miracle of communications know the advantages of industrialized economy, and they are saying, Hey, guys, what about us?

In your view, is the average citizen in these countries now better off under the dysfunctional government than they were under the tyrannical government?

There is obviously no wild enthusiasm in Congress for additional BRAC rounds for two reasons.

I just do not get it.

That is testimony to our inability to adequately communicate with our constituents the average constituent believes that if we just didn't have any earmarks-- and now we don't-- that if we cut out foreign aid and if we cut out waste, fraud…

I am not sure we are going to cut out foreign aid, but they would certainly like us to cut out waste, fraud and abuse.

What victims do not need is endless paperwork, misinformation, and delays.

SBA needs to make disaster recovery a higher priority.

About every 6 hours we have another billion dollar deficit, which means another billion dollars in debt. We spend almost as much on our military as all the rest of the world put together.

Another element in the discussion as to how much money we will spend in the future on defense is the recognition that our robust defense spending in the past and our willingness to protect has encouraged many of our allies to be quite…