oh good, by dint of presidential fiat my country's military is being gutted today

[Panther Al]

Originally Posted by Sanjuro

Not only a problem in the US.
When he was leader of the Liberal Democrats , Paddy Ashdown (former SBS) used to say he was the only trained killer to be a party leader. Then he would add:
"Mrs Thatcher was entirely self-taught."

You know, for all the reasons that I liked the Iron Lady, her willingness to take anyone and everyone to task has always been the tops. And that quote is spot on!