[Vicomte13]

The Republicans' star is dimming in general, over right-to-life issues, over the border, over runaway spending, over the handling of the war. It is painful to watch, but these wounds are self-inflicted.

[fallujah-nuker]

"The Republicans' star is dimming in general, over right-to-life issues, over the border, over runaway spending, over the handling of the war. It is painful to watch, but these wounds are self-inflicted."

And the costs of closing are probably overstated, the savings overestimated, and are smaller than what we will flush down the toilet during the same time period as aid to Egypt.