[Sooth2222]

"That would translate to more than $46 billion in military cuts—about 9% of the defense budget—in the next seven months."

* Reference: PJ O'Rourke's Circumcision Precept (O'R.C.P.): "You can take 10% off the top of anything" and and nobody will notice much if any difference.

[blam]

""You can take 10% off the top of anything" and and nobody will notice much if any difference. "

The people, in my sons (a physicist) department that were laid-off thursday...and the survivers placed on a four day work week....they noticed.

But, I understand the point.