dk: I'm willing to bet that the quote would have been proposing to cut the budget DEFICIT in half. That's still a tall order. But, in all seriousness, I would like to see if the quote said 'in his first year' or 'at the end of the first term'.

Katz, I'm with you there. You should see what I see here at the Air Force. It's depressing at times and VERY frustrating for our office.