Romney would ground Big Bird but send military spending soaring.  "It seems as if it would be more effective to leave PBS with its minuscule piece of federal largess and, instead, cut six hours – or maybe 24 or 48 hours – of military spending, right? Apparently not to Romney. Rather than trimming the Defense Department budget, he has proposed a radical spike in defense outlays that would take military spending to the highest level in 60 years.

On Monday, in his foreign policy speech at the Virginia Military Institute, Romney attackedPresident Obama, saying the U.S. cannot play an effective role in the Middle East “when our defense spending is being arbitrarily and deeply cut.” Since there have been no arbitrary and deep cuts for the military in Obama’s first term, Romney must have been referring to the automatic reductions that could kick in if Congress and the president fail to reach a budget deal by January. Whether or not that happens, it is crazy to suggest the United States does not spend enough money to keep the country safe.

The 10 nations with the biggest defense budgets spend more than $1 trillion a year on military might. Americans shell out 60% of that amount. In other words, the United States spends more than everyone else combined."