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To: TimF who wrote (46179)9/24/2010 7:53:58 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Respond to of 71588
 
Re: so I wouldn't agree with the idea of putting "Social Security, Medicare and the defense budget are off-limits".

Unfortunately we (personally) don't get much impact on those decisions....

IMO, the *only way* to assure such an impact would be through implementation of the Balanced Budget constitutional amendment.

(But you noticed, didn't you?, that although that was a plank in the GOP's OLD 'contract with America, they have DROPPED IT from the New one. :-)