Not so groovy, baby

Funny: Watching Austin Powers one night in which Dr. Evil asks for 100 Billion Dollars. Now that’s a ridiculous sum to ask for.

Not so funny: Seeing the White House ask for twice that as budget for Iraq the next morning:

After smothering efforts by war critics in Congress to drastically cut U.S. troop levels in Iraq, President Bush plans to ask lawmakers next week to approve another massive spending measure — totaling nearly $200 billion — to fund the war through next year, Pentagon officials said.

If Bush’s spending request is approved, 2008 will be the most expensive year of the Iraq war. LA Times