Remind me again how much money from the NOAA budget....

[theHandpuppet]

... the GOP wanted to slash in their budget cut proposals? This might be a good time to remind folks just why this is money wisely spent and why the GOP should never be trusted to hold the purse strings.

[DrDan]

1. the entire annual budget for NOAA is $5.5B - less than 3 weeks of these blasted wars

Of course, it does not satisfy the power-gene as well as a good old-fashioned war or two,

[theHandpuppet]

2. Wow -- I didn't realize that

Really puts things in perspective, doesn't it?