Yeah Norad -- these people can't just argue an issue, they have to get personal with it.
When they start throwing insults and are unable to focus on the issues, and even have to have their friends 'jump in the ring' and declare them a winner --- you know they're desperate.
Cutting education funding and mass media that promotes learning is a bad move.
Cutting NPR is bad enough, but I'd even rather see that cut than see PBS cut.
Then again I do not listen to NPR but I do watch programs like NOVA on PBS.