While she's at it, she could accuse Americans of stockpiling arms and ammunition. The bottom line is that without digging up actual numbers, I pretty much pointed out what cback, free, and scott said. Granted, some of that was based on my limited knowledge of the expansion of the federal government over the last decade as well as ammo expenditures (not the ones cited by some dumb ass general). In the same turn, without citing anything, my nonsense is irrelevant.
I've pretty much had it with politics, politicians, and anyone who chooses to involve themselves with the two. What ever happened to the days when people like us viewed ourselves as enforcers of policy rather than political mouthpieces? One thing I have realized over the last few years is the older people get, the more politicized people get. That sort of answered the previous sentence/question, but it makes one wonder why. Perhaps it is education or availability of information provided by media outlets with an agenda, thus allowing people to read information that feeds their agenda. Maybe it is the individual need to feel relevant. Maybe it is a dip in testosterone or estrogen. Ultimately, who gives a fuck. (That was more of a statement than a question).