Alan Green is an idiot... We are not going to miss him. But I am going to miss Feingold...Oleg- impressive list, agree, it could be just as effective if it's 1/3 of it's length. As far as small businesses based on innovation - totally agree with Slavik's post, they are indeed the future of America. And then small businesses should employ all those folks who will be unemployed after duplicated government agencies will get consolidated:-D ( no, thank you :-D ). OK, I am still trying to figure out what other constructive steps could be taken to close 700B budget gap that will account for continuing Bush level of taxes on the top 2%? We agreed on consolidating duplicating government services and agencies, this is good. ( btw, from what I understand , during Bush era government spending rose greatly despite conservative rhetoric about smaller government - and we have numbers to prove this). Anything else practically doable?

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