Brilliant open letter from Murtha to fellow House Dems:

• $1.5 billion/year = 5 days in Iraq
  Radiation detectors needed at all US ports (rejected due to cost)
• $700 million/year = 2 days in Iraq
  100% screening of all air cargo - rejected because of cost (1/4 of domestic shipping and 1/2 of international shipping is done on passenger planes)
• $5 billion/5 years = 2-1/2 weeks in Iraq
  Cut in Medicaid in President’s FY 2007 budget
• $15 billion/yr = 1-1/2 weeks in Iraq
  Provide health insurance to 9 million children with no health insurance
• $3.4 billion/yr = 13 days in Iraq
  Cut in education budget in President’s FY 07 budget from FY 06 funding level (over 40 programs including drug-free schools, federal support for the arts, technology and parent-resource centers
• $300 million = 1 day, 3 hours in Iraq
  President’s cut to EPA budget in FY 2007

Full letter on DoublsSpeak.