[RolandBurnam]

it makes fiscal sense to pay down the debt before we pay for this kind of nonsense. the south pole will still be there when we pay off what we owe.

[davisfh]

"it makes fiscal sense to pay down the debt before we pay for this kind of nonsense. the south pole will still be there when we pay off what we owe."

Looks like we may have a difference of opinion here, Roland. But then, that's part of what America is all about isn't it. Just go back and read the name of this web site.

Didn't make a lot of fiscal sense to send Columbus to the Americas either, did it. It did turn out rather well though, didn't it? And besides, if we wait until every debt is paid off before we launch further scientific investigations, we'll never progress past where we are right now.

I recall reading that some member of congress back in the late 19th century proposed closing the U.S. Patent Office. He thought that everything that could be invented had been. I'm very happy that we didn't listen to him.