Reply #4: Maybe this is a blessing in disguise

[Cats Against Frist]

Remember -- people are going to be pissed off that this stuff is cut -- and not just Democrats. Many people blindly voted GOP, having no clue about anything -- just following along in tradition or prejudice or branding. Let it hit them close to home.

Second, I feel for the people in the red states -- in fact, I'm in one right now -- but people in blue states can use this opportunity to get more involved in state and local governments. Think about it this way -- if you can collect and distribute money more locally, it can never get to George Bush's war machine. Local taxation means local control. It is still of my opinion that the GOP is bluffing, and, that to carry out the social engineering that they wish to foist upon America, as well as spend 600 billion on the military -- they need federal taxes. I think we should call their bluff and lobby to keep our money in our communities -- something that the GOP CLAIMS they stand for.

I would say, in addition, hold your senators and reps accountable for questionable pork projects tha benefit businesses, while all of this shit is getting cut. Even some things that seem OK like certain facilities upgrades, etc., can be a bone that's thrown when something much more useful and important is getting cut.