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I think we are two peoples seperated by a common language...

IMHO, dumping a government program counts as less government, not more, and the only thing congress needs to do is repeal the tax and stop funding it.

Having said that, I am also a realist - Bush expanded the damn thing, and GM is going to bribe enough congresscritters to give us hillarycare in the near future, I am pretty sure.

The need for democrats-of-old is upon us. We need the likes of Edmund G. Brown to spend 'public' monies on infrastructure (nuke plants, etc.). These Old Dems spent public money on projects that benefitted all. Today's dems spend money that benefits their few.

The bigger picture doesn't even get addressed (by either party)--borders anyone? Our infrastructural needs exceed our global interests, as they should. Aids in Africa, Suni vs. Shiite in Iraq--screw 'em. Take that $2Billion a week and invest it in our infrastructure.

We'll build the country that can defend itself, feed itself, fuel itself, and remain the envy of the world. But not with today's dems. And not with today's repubs. It'll be a party that sees the bigger picture and is willing to commit funds toward that goal. If there's an SOB in either of these two screwed-up parties committed to this, they've got my vote.

We should be pulling ahead of the pack as in a marathon. We shouldn't be exptecting to win by a 'hair', but by a mile or so. Our goal ought to be: winning by such a huge margin the rest of the world looks at us and says, "Damn, we'd better get a lot like them". You see, the power to influencce things comes from your success, not failure. We could destroy islamofascism without firing a shot- but by simply applying our 'public' resources toward goals that would leave them in the dust.

Country, after backward Middle Eastern country, would come to realize that they have missed the 'gravy train'. Those that didn't would soon realize our 'defenses' would remove them as a threat and our ability to respond to an attack no less diminished. They're screwed any way you look at it.

We need to get moving 'forward' with an attitude of not looking back. Screw 'back', that's where the problems are. To the future-- where the solutions lie. That's where our destiny resides. I look forward to the payback our progress will have on those whose greatest claim was the taking-down of the twin towers. Burning camel pucky pales to a chord of seasoned almond. I'll burn almond tonight, and with any luck, never pucky.