Here’s a brilliant idea… let’s go to war in Iraq and Afghanistan even though we don’t have the money to pay for it.  We can just put the tab on our credit cards.  $3,000,000,000,000 isn’t that much money anyways.  No worries.  Here’s another good idea.  While we’re at war, let’s give tax breaks to the wealthiest people in the country.  And while we’re at that, let’s now vote into office the people who actually voted for these things. After all, they want to slash the stuff that doesn’t matter anyways.  You know, like social security, Medicare, education, etc.  You know… the unimportant stuff.