Why is the Armed Services Committee crazy?

[berriez]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_defense_budget

They are just going nuts....

The committee, on a 33-27 vote, adopted an amendment by Rep. Duncan Hunter Jr., R-Calif., that would require all four service chiefs to certify that the change won't hurt readiness or undermine the military. The repeal law only requires certification from the president, defense secretary and the Joint Chiefs chairman.

"I want them to sign off on the repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell,'" Hunter said of the military leaders, arguing that Obama never served in the military, the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, Adm. Mike Mullen, has never been in ground combat and Gates is a political appointee. "I, and others in this room, have more combat experience than the folks who sign off on 'don't ask, don't tell.'"

He's in the ing Navy you douche

The House panel Wednesday also approved an amendment by Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo., that would define marriage as a union between a man and a woman for the purpose of military benefits, regulations and policy. The vote was 39-22.

Over the objections of the Defense Department and Democrats, the committee approved a series of amendments directly related to the commander in chief's ability to make nuclear weapons reductions.

Uh, why?

Frustrated with Obama's consultation with Congress on Libya, the committee unanimously approved a measure seeking "any official document, record, memo, correspondence or other communication of the Department of Defense ... that refers or relates to any consultation with Congress" on Libya.

This is funny.

The bill takes a step toward reviving an extra engine for the next generation F-35 fighter plane despite objections from the administration and Defense Secretary Robert Gates that the engine is not needed.

[Adar]

Partisan politics are awesome...

[MathiasOfAthens]

What Adar said.

[xcorps]

Its called saber rattling.

[MathiasOfAthens]

Ideological and idiotic saber rattling xcorps.

Some members of the council want to throw more money onto an engine the defense department does not want or need? Why? Do they have campaign contributers who operate in the defense sector and would benefit from prolonging this race to build a defunct and unnecessary engine?

[Mr. Scott]

*sigh

Why republicans? Why must you shoot yourself in the foot by being hypocrites!

Your economic policies are so awesome, but your obsessiveness with defense and morality is so nonsensical.
You ask for freedom economically, but not socially.