I have not been so quick to criticize, though it may seem like substantial cuts could have come first.  I am willing to give a little benefit of the doubt to someone such as Tom McMillin, or a Ray Franz on issues such as these.  I think the debate MUST be had however, so we can all understand the bigger picture.  

Thanks to Tom and others for weighing in.

Its now done, and we need to focus on the biggest battle we will be having this year.  We need those folks with us for the RTW rounds.