The Nattering Nabob

Imagine that we had a president who killed the Navy's Stealth fighter program,

killed the F-14D fighter program,

cut troop strength in half,

closed three dozen military bases,

cut back the production of armored tanks,

and recommended cutting the defense budget by $50 billion over five years.

What would you think of someone who was so blasé about America's need for a powerful military?

John Kerry?

Nope.

Dick Cheney when he was Bush I's defense secretary.