Warnings From The Octopus Itself: The Y Article

"...The budget deal over the weekend lopped $8 billion off of funding for the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development. Defense spending was left untouched. Congress doesn't seem to have gotten the wake-up call."

Our political leaders are incapable of leading America into the 21st century. The Republican Party is actually a harmful, hateful treasonous group of villains in our final act.

The Democrats are just a bucnh of scared politicians, showing the worst in cowardice and personal, short-term gain over brave, moral leadership.

When warnings that the ship of state is heading in the wrong direction come from within that ship, from deep in the bowels, hidden behind pseudonyms that are screaming for historical reference and notice... we better listen... not just our current leaders, but the voters need to take head and start going to te poles and electing real leaders... politicians who are smart and forward thinking and interested in governing America, not exploiting it.

The Y article was released in early April.

"...The narrative argues that the United States is fundamentally getting it wrong when it comes to setting its priorities, particularly with regard to the budget and how Americans as a nation use their resources more broadly. The report says Americans are overreacting to Islamic extremism, underinvesting in their youth, and failing to embrace the sense of competition and opportunity that made America a world power. The United States has been increasingly consumed by seeing the world through the lens of threat, while failing to understand that influence, competitiveness, and innovation are the key to advancing American interests in the modern world.

Courageously, the authors make the case that America continues to rely far too heavily on its military as the primary tool for how it engages the world. Instead of simply pumping more and more dollars into defense, the narrative argues:

    By investing energy, talent, and dollars now in the education and training of young Americans -- the scientists, statesmen, industrialists, farmers, inventors, educators, clergy, artists, service members, and parents, of tomorrow -- we are truly investing in our ability to successfully compete in, and influence, the strategic environment of the future. Our first investment priority, then, is intellectual capital and a sustainable infrastructure of education, health and social services to provide for the continuing development and growth of America's youth..."