deekayen: I agree, it *IS* unfortunate I feel this way, it is a truly horribly depressing feeling to have lost faith in your government and I really, really wish I didn't feel this way... I wish I could confidently believe that there are people in The White House that are on my side. But until we restore democracy and have a President elected by a majority vote who carries out the will of the people, I doubt my feelings will change. For example, if, instead of spending $87 Billion dollars cleaning up the mess we made in Iraq, we spent the $87B on Education, we'd more than double the national Educational budget. According to projected budget costs and enrollment statistics, that would mean there would be approximately $11,000 extra for every full-time undergrad student in the US... that could pay for alot of scholarships, or at the very least would mean more investment in academia by the Federal Government. Or think about how many more people would be able to afford the medicine they need to live with an extra $87b. And that's ignoring the already tremendous cost of having waged war in places like Iraq and Afghanistan.