Kat:

Can't put my finger on the printed source but I have heard on two seperate occasions on news broadcasts that the $74.9B was for the first month.

Maybe someone else can shine some light on this.

Remember the earlier estimates of up to $200B from a source who no longed works in the Bush administration for divulging it?

Forum Lurker:

Whereas I tend to agree with you most of the time, in these most difficult times, we gotta have the patience with these folks who have somehow gotten control of the agendas. Stick with the issues and leave the rest alone. Sure, their side has a disporportionate number of knotheads, but they have hyjacked the deal and the only way we're gonna get it back is to not fall into their traps. I speak from experience, my friend, for they have baited me on an occasion. Chill, you're too smart slingin' mud... But keep on firing on values, morality, differences of idealogies. Okay? We need ya'!

Bobert