From Jim Muncy:
Now, you might ask: are you saying they are pretending to save money that was going to be “saved” anyways… because the program *is* coming to its natural conclusion in FY2010 and FY2011? Might they be posturing to look like they’re fiscally conservative at a time of economic crisis and concern about government spending and debt?
I would never say this.
But I believe this is what’s going on.
Say it ain’t so.
[Update a couple minutes later]
More from Jeff Foust.
All of the Washington insiders seem to agree with Jim.
On the other hand, Mark Whittington boasts that he “predicted” the recision. Thus Mark’s record of being wrong, like the gravitational constant, remains an absolute. 🙂
Hmm. Is the gravitational constant REALLY constant? If the speed of light isn’t, then why should G be?