With some of them it's clear it isn't all about balancing the budget. They are out to settle cultural grievances.

>I think the Republicans pull things too far the other direction. Killing ALL funding for PBS/NPR, for example.
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>>Yes I do. Don't get me wrong, Bush care shar the blame. But Obama and the Democrats in Congress have taken the spending to new heights. It would have been funny if it weren't so sad when Harry Reid was saying how much Nevada needed federal funds to hold their Cowboy Poetry Festival. Give me a break!