Mike
This is one funny article! The list of stuff the current budget cannot afford is endless; and so is the list of individuals, organizations, government departments crying in their soup about cuts to their projects. Seems like we, the little people, are encouraged by financial gurus to live within our means, but the government...well apparently the advice does not apply.
Marcy
Long live the sequestor! And may there be many more! (Seriously. No sarcasm intended whatseover. It's the best thing that has happened to this country in a long time. Truly a step in the right direction. Admittedly it's a teeeny, tiny, virtually inconsequential step but it has been blown so way out of proportion that people will really have to rethink everything, I hope, when they realize that life goes on and, hey (!!), even gets BETTER, afterward.
NIna