Thats where transparency comes in,I think he related something to that effect in his first 'State if the Union address' when he said that it will be available on his government web page all the changes including the names involved .. but

my ears perked up when I heard him say that *definitely* the troops will all be coming home from Iraq in August of this year, and he made it sound like regardless the deadline is 'set' for that date! that would clear more money for his other agendas in his energy jobs etc..sounds promising.

I heard the commentator say in conclusion that it was turned down because of the billions it would take to develope bio antidotes to counter.

It seems to me to institute these commissions is a mistake by some who say 'more big government' and its spending , growing to speculate takes time and money we don,t have when we are talking about raising the ceiling again to more deficit trillions that would be needed to run the countryi n this year alone.

But by collectively investing power in any institution, we risk creating an institution whose power cannot be taken away.

Look at their illogical but predictable reaction to the “spending freeze” gimmick: Disappointment, unhappiness, anger, outrage. They want huge new taxes, now, and far greater spending (the problem to date has been Not Enough, just as the federal government hasn't taken over health care yet, etc.).

Humorously, if we can't trim the military budget, maybe we all ought to join the military. It certainly seems the military is the solution to so many things these days. Some of us may have forgotten how to joust but the socialized comfort of it all may be attractive to some.

Neither party has the leader to fix the fiscal problems and the supporters of open borders, dumber schools, and destroying the private sector are not going to help the situation.

There is truth about her. Steel does sharpen steel, and clashing steel begets the offspring of bloodlust. You are correct, wise nymph. We must teach until they listen. Wisdom is more powerful than steel.

Well put, dear friend and co-conspirator. And, when the cakes are gone and the silos are empty of wheat and the farmers plant no more, war and insurrection follow, and like the Carthagenians there are only rats lefts to eat…if you can catch one. You and I have eaten our share, but we were more nimble than most and didn't mind the smell so much. But, there was misery in the streets. The accumulators, fallen in disbelief and now dressed in rags, could still not understand that their greed had brought poverty to the masses whose consumption fueled their wealth. And the hangers-on, who once relied on the benevolence of others, huddled in the corners unbelieving that the free cakes were no longer given out at the corner store to all who craved sugar and frosting.

They lay, instead beside each other, one once rich, the other once expectant, with nothing left to take and nothing left to give and nothing left to hope for. And, then they were one, not joined in purpose, but joined instead with solemn, quizzicle eyes, slaked lips, wondering what happened, what went wrong, and who, other than they, could be responsible for letting it happen.

Do you remember the flash of silver from the revolutionaries? The chants from the armies of the powerful, still unmindful of their losses? The smell of decay in the streets? We fought on, and now we fight again, old friend. We learned in Carthage. Now it is our lot to teach and search for students who will listen. Is it time to loose the steel?

Z of C

the disclaimer is pro forma. I liked the reference in this article's to brinksmanship . I wonder if process in Congress right now, in terms of 'getting things done,' is better suited for sports, a two hour contest at the most. The outcomes matter for a while, but then, on to the next joust, and the next. Meanwhile, at least where most of us live, we're running out of cake, and the wheat silos are near empty and the farmers have not enough money to buy seed for winter wheat.

That pretty much encapsulates it. Both sides would rather bankrupt the country then compromise in a bipartisan effort to do what's necessary. Bankrupting the nation will neither enhance the tax-obsessed right or achieve the social goals of the left.

These may not be the views of TMV or its editorial staff (sorry about the comment on the disclaimer), but Mr. Marshall hits pretty close to home. Both sides need to give, and an independent commission may be the way to get there. Tell the D's and R's to get over it and get on board.