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ElfBane · 08-14-2010, 09:45 AM

Gates is a pawn in the "reduce Federal spending" gambit. A lot of pols yammer about reducing Fed spending, but when the budget axe falls (or threatens to fall) they go all NIMBY on us.

08-14-2010, 09:45 AM	#5
ElfBane Mephistopheles Join Date: March 21, 2004 Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Age: 70 Posts: 1,450	Re: GCOM Summary 2010 Aug 13 Gates is a pawn in the "reduce Federal spending" gambit. A lot of pols yammer about reducing Fed spending, but when the budget axe falls (or threatens to fall) they go all NIMBY on us. __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759. Iraq and Afghan fatalities: 6,855 and counting. Silence IS consent. Last edited by ElfBane; 08-14-2010 at 02:00 PM. Reason: spelling