Reply #52: I'm much too modest to ask you to care, but thanks for the replies.

[burning rain]

In any case I have considerable confidence in the administration to disappoint the excessive military spending parasites. They're already in a tizzy over the drawback from missile defense in Eastern Europe. So much less money for them, and what a blow to their defense-issues political machine!

But, I'm sure that in 2012 they'll be back with campaign planks to "defend America" with all sorts of geegaws that Obama rejects, and not coincidentally stuff their pockets and beggar more obviously useful social spending.