[Jhoffa_]

They don't know history or were too young to go through it :)

And this has exactly what to do with our current spending orgy?

Endlessly parroting ", Well, Reagan did it too! Neener-Neener-neener!" is not an argument.

[nyconse]

You miss the point. Reagan spent money because it was neccessary to defeat communism. As it turned out, few can argue with the results. Bush must spend money on the military-defending our country. You may not like eudcation and medicare spending, but many voters do. Bush needs to get re-elected. This is political reality. I wish I lived in a perfect world (of course everyone would agree with me completely), but I don't. Therefore, I am realistic. Personally, I think medicare should cover prescription drugs. Does your insurance policy cover prescriptions. Medicare is not free. People pay a premium. I would not buy insurance that doesn't cover prescriptions, and I don't expect seasoned citizens to either.