[MadIvan]

There are two main areas of spending the Republicans need to address: the first is earmarks. They're ridiculous. Kill them. You can see a lot of this nonsense at FedSpending.org. Among other things, you'll find Holiday Inn gets subsidies to build hotels. America is supposed to be a free market, capitalist society - Holiday Inn can raise the damn money themselves.

The second area is entitlements. Medicare and Social Security need to be privatised as soon as possible - I suggest Social Security is going to have to be eased out slowly, an expensive process, but a necessary one. Expansion of the drug benefits did not help.

Regards, Ivan

[Nancee]

Hi "MadIvan"!

I will need to follow up here. This is going to take me some time. I have to admid that I have been completely unaware of the first, i.e., "earmarks". I, a proud Republican, believe that the "entitlements" definitely need to be privatized too. At any rate, I certainly appreciate your rapid fire response.

Nancee