The reason we have a budget deficit is that we give away more tax money to weapons contractors than ever in America's history. No, it doesn't "make us safe" to pay for space weapons and new aircraft carriers when the threats we face are terrorists and suitcase nukes. It's gotten so crazy that even Fortune magazine says the way to raise the debt ceiling is to get the Pentagon back under control. Yet the talk in Washington is about cutting Social Security checks?! Tell your representative: cut Pentagon waste first! (Fortune article: http://bit.ly/pK8nDC)