It is a true slight that a man who occupies himself dissecting ten thousand mites gets the same pleasure of libertarians.
--William J. Westmiller

War & Peace Bush to Ask Congress for $80 Billion for War

President Bush plans to tell congressional leaders on Monday that the war in Iraq will cost about $80 billion, administration officials said, three days after both chambers of Congress passed budget plans and authorized tax cuts without three days after both chambers of Congress passed budget plans and authorized tax cuts without a war-cost estimate from the administration.
The amount includes about $60 billion for combat and the first months of reconstruction, with the rest going to foreign aid, homeland security and humanitarian relief.
· Making Sense [LATimes]