The thing that gets me is when programs go on the chopping block, the defense budget is never mentioned. Instead things like social security and Medicare get cut. The biggest lie the American people have swallowed is that this over-inflated dfense budget is necessary for the protection of our country and taking away even one dollar would jeopardize our safety.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
