[Paine in the Neck]

Let’s not get carried away. $38 billion is a long, looonnng way from $1.7 trillion and until “entitlements” are killed, not cut - killed, we will forever be chasing a receding goal line.

[hawaiianninja]

Let’s not get carried away. $38 billion is a long, looonnng way from $1.7 trillion and until “entitlements” are killed, not cut - killed, we will forever be chasing a receding goal line.

We won only one thing in this debacle, we forced (.)bama to cancel his latest holiday. Other than that, it was a total disaster.

I agree. This is just a "small win," if a win at all, compared to a much larger and looming battle. I hope the true conservatives in congress don't lose focus and keep on fighting... which reminds me... I should email to some of 'em just just to remind 'em. :P