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Flashmann

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6. our spineless, gutless representatives do nothing to correct the situation.

Sat Dec 29, 2012, 12:51 PM

Dec 2012

Why should they??...Why WOULD they.....The more unaccounted money floating around,the easier it is to "appropriate some for oneself......

We're talking about a group of people,sorry lot that they are,who are DRIVEN mainly by greed and selfishness..I say that with apologies to the,perhaps,one half percent of politicians that are not primarily dollar worshippers.....

I don't dispute for one second that they're spineless and gutless.I just don't see those two hallmark characteristics,of the typical Pol,being the huge factor that greed is.....

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Kucinich: "the Pentagon cannot properly account for $1.2 trillion in transactions" [View all] PETRUS Dec 2012 OP

last time I heard something like this.... wildbilln864 Dec 2012 #1

Rumsfeld still has it tucked under his mattress Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2012 #16

That was 2.3 trillion me b zola Dec 2012 #33

What a coinky-dink. Hmmm? n/t truth2power Dec 2012 #2

Yah but Pentagon accounting errors have been going on for a LONG time AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #56

colour me sooooo not surprised. and our spineless, gutless representatives do nothing to niyad Dec 2012 #3

our spineless, gutless representatives do nothing to correct the situation. Flashmann Dec 2012 #6

There should be a strict no-nonsense investigation. And if any hanky-panky can be proven, Cal33 Dec 2012 #4

President Eisenhower, a FIVE star general, warned us of the military industrial complex.... spanone Dec 2012 #5

Is this the same organization that lost pallets of $100 bills in Iraq? Fumesucker Dec 2012 #7

basic accounting NMDemDist2 Dec 2012 #8

Oh, I bet they do know where the money went. Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #9

ding ding ding ....... we have a winner The Wielding Truth Dec 2012 #14

If Obama wanted accountability for the $1.2 trillion, he could demand that. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #10

someone else went there datasuspect Dec 2012 #53

Point well taken goclark Dec 2012 #65

This number is from the speech DK gave on February 17, 2002 n/t maddezmom Dec 2012 #11

PETRUS Diclotican Dec 2012 #12

Please edit your post adieu Dec 2012 #20

it makes your post look juvenile and Tea-baggish. Flashmann Dec 2012 #22

I hope by now you realise that Diclotican is not native English speaker. idwiyo Dec 2012 #44

I didn't realize or consider that.... Flashmann Dec 2012 #63

All well that ends well :) idwiyo Dec 2012 #71

Flashmann Diclotican Dec 2012 #47

Diclotican Flashmann Dec 2012 #64

Take yourself out back.... A HERETIC I AM Dec 2012 #66

Take yourself out back Flashmann Dec 2012 #68

Flashmann Diclotican Dec 2012 #69

adieu Diclotican Dec 2012 #29

Diclotican arikara Dec 2012 #37

arikara Diclotican Dec 2012 #39

Diclotican arikara Dec 2012 #58

Please accept my apology for such a rude and uncalled for behaviour. idwiyo Dec 2012 #41

idwiyo Diclotican Dec 2012 #46

If you want to correct someone's grammar dballance Dec 2012 #34

I have no intention of embarrassing anyone publicly adieu Dec 2012 #60

You told someone who is not native English speaker they write like a teabagger and their grammar idwiyo Dec 2012 #62

That is just rude arikara Dec 2012 #36

You do know that Diclotican is writing his posts in foreign language? idwiyo Dec 2012 #40

No, it doesn't. What it does to those who are not ready to jump on sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #42

We need COMPLETE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM (CCFR)!!! Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #13

There is a John2 Dec 2012 #19

Catch-22. bvar22 Dec 2012 #28

Direct action like OWS is great, but it is not big enough yet. I am not saying that demanding Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #70

You don't get it. bvar22 Dec 2012 #72

Meanwhile... PETRUS Dec 2012 #74

Thanks for posting this. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #15

If they built the F35 JSF that Canada & others are now.. Historic NY Dec 2012 #17

Stop interrupting their theft of US tax dollars! (cries) Fire Walk With Me Dec 2012 #18

Leave the pentagon alone!! Electric Monk Dec 2012 #31

I think they can account for it. The problem is that they Autumn Dec 2012 #21

2.3 trillion is the number I heard.. SomethingFishy Dec 2012 #23

There's the trillion in our Federal money Bush/Cheney squandered Sunlei Dec 2012 #24

How much of that never made it to DoD? jmowreader Dec 2012 #25

Black Ops libodem Dec 2012 #26

And you know what kind of Black Ops right? AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #55

as the commander in chief to account for the money nt msongs Dec 2012 #27

Funny. dballance Dec 2012 #35

And that needs to change. That is the exact opposite of what the FFs intended sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #43

You are ABSOLUTELY Correct dballance Dec 2012 #45

But yet the military isn't being threatened with cat food diets to make up the shortfall. Starry Messenger Dec 2012 #30

True...they are the Exception. Wonder why that is? N/T KoKo Dec 2012 #48

Imperialism. Starry Messenger Dec 2012 #49

Yep. Obama proposed saving $12bn a year by linking SS with chained cpi Ian62 Dec 2012 #32

Why isn�t Obama demanding corporate welfare cuts? $2.6 trillion without touching Safety Net! KoKo Dec 2012 #50

Thank you for your article Ian62 Dec 2012 #57

Defense industry acts all like they are entitled to our money. limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #38

1.2 Trillion? AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #51

Careful there Dennis. The last time we got into this 9/11 happened boomer55 Dec 2012 #52

One bomb dropped is about a million dollars lovuian Dec 2012 #54

they would account for it, if they were ever held accountable Skittles Dec 2012 #59

There is so much going into so many places it is easy to find enough to balance the budget this year Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #61

This hs been going on for a long time Paulie Dec 2012 #67

Oopsie...can we have a few trillion more? Rex Dec 2012 #73