we re reporting the incredible united backlash to something bad. it s a long ways from full equality under the law and we should mention we reported, i think, favorably, that senator mccain has spoken out against this. it s not as if all the republican senators are onboard with a comparable federal protection for employees. we reported on that. chris hayes reported on that. we re a long ways from that. definitely a mixed ruling. sinyndicated columnist dave sa e savage, loise melling. thanks for your time. tomorrow, chris will have an all in investigation behind the groups and people behind the push to pass these anti-gay laws across the country under what we think is the guise of religious freedom. you don t want to miss that. first, he s back. i have obviously not been a strong supporter of barack obama, but this really is over the top. it does enormous long-term damage to our military. they act as though it s like highway spending. you know, you turn it on and
shortage of even just most basic goods and services. it is over the top. does enormous long-term damage to the military. they act like it is highway spending, you turn it on and off. the fact of the matter he is having huge impact the ability of future presidents to deal with future crises that are bound to arise. eric: that was clearly very concerned former vice president dick cheney not mincing any words in response to the proposal from defense secretary chuck hagel that would slash the pentagon s budget. a view shared by many members of our military although secretary hagel insists that the cuts are fest to face a changed threat environment. are they? loot colonel ralph peters is a strategic analyst. lieutenant colonel peters, welcome. he says they strengthen our military readiness or do you
they act like it is highway spending and you can turn it on and off. the fact of the matter is he is having a huge impact on the ability of future presidents to deal with future crises that are bound to arise. i told sean about the story of desert storm, after we won, first thing i was, i called president reagan and thanked him for what he did back in the 80s to build that magnificent force for what we did in desert storm. i can tell you there will never be anybody to thank barack obama for what he has done with the military. just devastating. i m looking at the smallest u.s. army since 1940. and i m looking at the world and the current conflicts. the president drew the line in the sand with syria. obviously, we have the rise of al-qaeda and north africa, still in the middle east. we re told. north korea, iran, we don t know. china has been having a massive military build-up.
recession or going down, the best thing is for the government to actually spend money to create jobs. often when they talk about this, like the government as a household, when you don t have money you don t buy a car. a job creates revenue and a car doesn t create revenue. a job creates revenue by paying taxes that will reduce the deficit. the logic that you grow the economy by cutting jobs and employment. he s making a slightly different argument. the president s argument has been short term investment. they have the $40 billion for highway spending in the budget, long term reduction of in the out years, not quite they were making for a while they re making a household, we have to cringe our belt, they re not quite they re not quite making that argument now. that s right.
a job creates revenue and a car doesn t create revenue. a job creates revenue by paying taxes that will reduce the deficit. the logic that you grow the economy by cutting jobs and employment. he s making a slightly different argument. the president s argument has been short term investment. they have the $40 billion for highway spending in the budget, long term reduction of in the out years, not quite they were making for a while they re making a household, we have to cringe our belt, they re not quite cinch our belt. they re not quite making that argument now. that s right. i think a lot of what they re suggesting is sensible. my big concern is i don t think they re grappling with the magnitude of the problem. in terms of unemployment? in terms of unemployment and the structural change in the economy. we heard carney talk about the president wants a growing thriving middle class. that s definitely right.