In other news, the sky is blue and the grass is green.

I wonder how much of the economic "boom" is the result of massive deficit spending--including the money already allocated for Iraq. Sure, with a $370 billion dollar line of credit, the economy will grow.

But at some point, the borrowed money has to be paid back. If the bill comes due during a time of economic slowdown, the "boom" goes boom (or bust, if you prefer). Hell, even if economic times are GOOD, paying back the debt will create a downward drag on the economy.

When that happens, guess what? Idiots like Grover Norquist will then argue that we MUST get rid of Social Security, Medicare, and other entitlements--funny word, entitlement--the rest of the developed world considers what we call entitlements to be simply a basic benefit of civilized society. Consider Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security--a pension and health benefit for senior citizens, and health care for the disabled. Sorry, but in my book, anyone opposing these should have their sense of humanity questioned, if not their actual humanity.

Norquist tries to avoid the limelight--probably because when he does crawl out from under his rock, he's fond of comparing taxation to the holocaust or saying he want to shrink government down to the point that he can drown it in the bathtub. If you ask me, Norquist needs to be locked up in a 6x8 foot cell--permanently.