GOP leaders (aka Idiots on the Potomac) are letting costs of military action in Libya wipe out spending cuts

For the past for days since military operations have begun in Libya, I’ve been screaming that GOP leaders have been missing a great opportunity to become the “anti-war” party and tie that message to spending cuts.



But, thus far that crying boob, John Boehner and his equally inept sidekick, Eric Cantor, stay silent.



Where the hell are their brains?



While these silent movie actors say nothing, here come this bit of news from The Hill that all those drip here and drip there spending cuts the GOP is making through these ridiculous CRs may be swallowed up by the U.S. entering its 3rd war.



Frick and Frack (Boehner and Cantor) need to wake the hell up because they’re both failing the American people miserably.





The Hill reports that U.S. military operations in Libya could wipe out a significant chunk of the budget cuts won by congressional Republicans in recent weeks, defense analysts say.



GOP leaders have trumpeted enacted spending reductions that amount to more than $285 million per day since the beginning of March.



But defense analysts say the Pentagon could be burning through more than $100 million per day in Libya, putting those budget savings at risk.



In separate briefings on Monday, the Defense Department and the White House said they do not yet have a projected price tag for the military action that began on Saturday. Defense officials said they are still “collecting” and analyzing early costs.



With Congress determined to rein in federal spending, the cost of the U.S. intervention is sure to become a top concern on Capitol Hill.





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What was the point of the mid terms victory if these guys don't have any balls to do the right thing?

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