While We're at it, What About Health Care?

The plan to rescue bail out the investment banking industry at a cost of about $700 billion boggles the mind -- and the $100 billion in "sweeteners" Congress members decided to pile on at the end just adds insult to injury.

Why is it there is always money (or the willingness to go into debt) for war and any number of our lawmakers' pet projects, but never the will to invest in something that will benefit the entire country? Examples: education, alternative energy, infrastructure, health care. Just sayin...