You know some one already pointed out that agencies like the NEA and NPR employ the wives and girl friends of the Washington elite. So all W is doing is scratching the back of a few "good ole boys" giving the gals something to do. But he sure pick the wrong agency. Conservative hate, loath the NEA. The NEA is a symbol everything conservative find wrong with government. To increase funding is bad, to do it in a major way, with a press conference is like telling conservative to go pound sand. And this conservative got the message loud and clear.