[brownsfan]

Overall, though, I'm with you, that national security is such a high priority above these other mis-steps that it's a "no call." Think of George Washington, and how Thomas Jefferson--Mr. Small Government himself---supported him and "compromised" to create a government-sponsored bank, all because of Washington's other exceptional attibutes and character.

In short, the government's #1 job is national defense. If it does nothing else, that is the one function it should perform.

[LS]

Yep. I can't help but think that based on comments such as the general's that we'll "find" Osama by year's end that they know something we don't.