Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Pentagon Budget Update

On Sunday, I referred to a Fox News story quoting an unnamed source (pinned your credibility meter yet?) that sent Wingnuttia into a link and cross-posting frenzy, Depends flapping in the breeze. I also noted a Reuters story that contradicted Fox News's account.

Fresh news and numbers, if you want 'em, from Think Progress. And don't miss color commentary from my hat tippee for the link: Attaturk.

The short version appears to be this: the Pentagon put together what amounted to a wish list that totaled way above the previous working number for the FY2010 budget (recommended by the Bush Administration, no less), the Obama Administration thinks the original number is plenty, since it is itself an increase, the difference between the wish list number and the original one was leaked as "a cut" to a sympathetic ear connected to a willing megaphone, the Keyboard Commandos reacted as expected, the end.

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