Take a look at Sen. Sanders' Agenda for America...

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26. We have the largest Pork Barrel Defense Budget in the History of the World.

The whole freaking world knows it; Sen. Sanders is intelligent, a realist and a sane sober person, it is implicit in having a responsible fiscal policy.

If he cut's out the unneeded Pork in the budget, a measly 10 or 20%, we would have a lot of $$$$ to spend on Social programs and infrastructure. Just because he is a liberal doesn't mean he is weak. Wanna stop this meme before it gets started.

The U.S. spends more on defense than the next eight countries combined

[link]http://pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0053_defense-comparison[/link]
We currently spend more on defense than the next 8 countries combined. Defense spending accounts for about 20 percent of all federal spending — nearly as much as Social Security, or the combined spending for Medicare and Medicaid. The sheer size of the defense budget suggests that it should be part of any serious effort to address America's long-term fiscal challenges. National security threats have evolved over the past 50 years, changing the nature of U.S. commitments around the world. We need a defense budget that matches these new security challenges, not the threats of the last century. We should also recognize that a strong economy is essential for providing the resources to meet future threats, and addressing our long-term structural debts will keep our economy strong. Indeed, as Admiral Mike Mullen, the past Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said: "The single greatest threat to our national security is our debt."