[gogogodzilla]

Exactly. If the government overspends on frivolity elsewhere, why do we think they wouldn’t in the defense budget?

Maybe because the uniformed members of the Defense Department aren't unionized like the rest of the federal government? And that they control the civilians/contractors (well, outside of the Secretary of Defense, that is)...

[Raider Sam]

Yeah, because people like Wesley Clarke and Joe Sestak would never fudge, because they are military men. Look at the political leanings of General and Admirals and you will find some staunch socialists.