[norwaypinesavage]

Although $445,000,000 is a lot of money, the story attempts to make the point that it's "only" 0.014 percent of the US budget. Well, it's nearly half a billion dollars. A half billion here, and a half billion there, pretty soon you're talking real money.

That's the only way the federal budget will actually become rational - a half billion here, and a half billion there. The ENTIRE grant to NPR is an excellent place to start.

[miss marmelstein]

Interesting. I have a friend who works for NPR radio in Baltimore. He’s been bragging that he makes a fortune there. And he works part-time.