Conservatives Coming Home?

Steve Chapman notes that "defending the nation's basic security" is but "a small share of our military outlays"— Obama's Mythical Defense Cuts. He concludes:

If we focused on what is vital for our safety and independence, we could spend a lot less money. But if there is no limit to what we have to do to police and remake the world, there is also no limit to what we can spend.

Reading this on Townhall.com makes me think that with the new president we really maybe getting some "hope" and "change we can believe in."