Joe Wilson to David Frum, "You lie!"

by Liberty and Power

No, Joe Wilson would only say such a thing in Bizzaro World but perhaps he should have. Consider this latest whopper from David Frum:

George W. Bush took a lot of criticism for cutting taxes at the beginning of the prior administration's wars. What are we to say about President Obama cutting military spending at the beginning of his?

This is simply untrue and Frum has to know it. The conservative claim that Obama" cut" the military was put to rest months ago, or should have been. Obama's current military budget is actually higher than Bush's last one and he has increased the size of total active duty forces. See here and here.

If Frum is intentionally keeping these facts secret from his fellow conservatives, however, it appears that few of them care.

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Jonathan J. Bean - 9/18/2009

opposing overseas expansion

Unfortunately, this was not always true. Don't forget about "Madison's War" and Andrew Jackson's saber-rattling.

Clay Barham - 9/17/2009

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