Staff Reports
The Defense Department drops a huge bombshell this week by asking for a whopping $114 million for its diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programs. That’s a whole lot of dough for a whole lot of liberal nonsense, if you ask the conservative crowd.
The Pentagon’s request for this hefty sum comes hot on the heels of failing its sixth audit in as many years. It’s like they can’t even keep track of their own spending or something! But oh no, instead of getting their financial house in order, they decide to double down on pandering to President Biden’s budget proposal. Talk about misplaced priorities!
GOP lawmakers are up in arms about this outrageous request, calling it yet another example of the military putting social justice warrior antics ahead of, you know, actually being ready to kick some butt on the battlefield. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia didn’t pull any punches, letting loose on social media about the Pentagon’s misguided priorities. She questioned whether Biden wants a top-notch fighting force or a three-ring circus.
The Defense Department, true to form, refused to engage with the criticism and simply stated it was “inappropriate” to comment on the pending legislation. Translation: We’re gonna do what we want, and you can’t stop us.
And if things couldn’t get any worse, the Pentagon is also failing miserably at managing its own finances. Six years of failed audits and $3 trillion in assets that they can’t keep track of? Seriously, this is the organization that wants to lecture the rest of America on how to be inclusive?
But wait, there’s more! The cherry on top of this frustrating fiasco is the $886 billion National Defense Authorization Act that the GOP-led House passed, packed with measures to put the brakes on all this DEIA madness. It’s like the House is trying to save the Pentagon from itself. However, the Democrat-led Senate is not on board with this common-sense approach, setting the stage for a battle of epic proportions.
So, there you have it, folks. The Defense Department is fumbling its finances, embracing liberal feel-good initiatives, and alienating the very lawmakers who hold the purse strings. The only question that remains is: When will they get their act together and focus on what really matters?
