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Check out ALL of our recent CARTOON COLLECTIONS! Cartoonists weigh in on the proposed "cuts" to our military budget... Cartoon by Chris Weyant, The Hill (View more cartoons by Chris Weyant) Share cartoon on: Comment on this cartoon | E-mail this cartoon to a friend Check out more of our recent cartoon collections: Check out new cartoons as they come in on our Cartoon Blog! Military "Cuts": Don't Believe the Hype by Ron Paul - Comment on the column Even the supposedly draconian cuts called for in the "sequestration" budget bill would keep military spending at 2006 levels when adjusted for inflation, which is about as high in terms of GDP as during World War II. It's also more than the top 13 foreign countries spend on defense combined. Furthermore, sequestration only cuts military spending for one year after taking effect. In future years Congress is free to reinstate higher military spending levels- so under sequestration the most drastic case would mean spending $5.2 trillion instead of $5.7 trillion over the next decade... READ MORE The Paul Ryan Story Everyone Missed by Jason Stanford - Comment on the column The latest example of the frustrating malady known as "Potomac Fever" the kerfuffle over Paul Ryan both opposing the $787 billion stimulus bill as a "wasteful spending spree" and then repeatedly asking the Obama administration to send some of that sweet stimulus money to a few of his constituents. It is a pretty run-of-the-mill example of political hypocrisy, even for someone like Ryan who casts himself in the bronze of ideological courage... READ MORE Check out all our cool iPhone Apps and our new Android App! Follow Daryl each day on Twitter at: twitter.com/dcagle