[1LongTimeLurker]

No offense, but your mentioning the NEA in the same breath with the deficit gave me the best laugh I've had today. NEA spending is truly peanuts.

Eliminating the Dept. of Education budget would provide about half of the Iraq/Afghanistan spending request. But unfortunately Bush has increased Dept. of Education spending each year he's been president.

[peacebaby]

eliminate Dept of Edu? So that each state would handle its own edu issues?