social security clearly at the bottom. now, those are the sounds of our military certainly we re used to hearing, but they now have to compete rather with the sounds coming from new tea party-backed republicans. they support strong defense, but also want fiscal responsibility. now speaker john boehner and the house majority leader eric cantor both support military cuts. the defense cost has doubled in the past decade. it comprises 50% of discretionary spending. that s the amount that congress can move around, and including the ongoing wars, some $700 billion annually are spent on defense. perhaps that s why the pentagon has put together ideas to chip away these so-called sacred cows. thank you so much, richard. speaking of the tea party, senators and taet party proponents are gathered for the first meeting of the senate tea
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