[MoJo2001]

I agree with you both!! I do believe that funding for such assanine things as the breeding practices of Grasshoppers are absolutely insane. Also, HHS will need the money to make sure their are vaccines and other defensive assets to ward off any biological or nuclear attack. God willing it will never come to that. As for the HUD factor, I absolutely agree. It should be cut. As should the Department of Education..but hey..that's me!!! Also, abolish the IRS.

Owen, I agree with you as well. There is no need to worry about this or that if we aren't going to be around to use it!! Defense comes first!

[Satadru]

I would put all the vaccination needs, etc. as part of homeland security. The point is if you are spending more in some areas, cut from others. Bush doesn't want to cut any social programs because he doesn't want to piss off the Democrats. He likes his approval level and would rather spend a few hundred billion of our money to keep him up there. So much for being a conservative.

[FreeReign]

As for the HUD factor, I absolutely agree. It should be cut. As should the Department of Education..but hey..that's me!!! Also, abolish the IRS.

Freedom is truth. Both HUD and the IRS were cut relative to GNP in Bush's first budget.