"A key stated goal of agricultural subsidies is food self-suffiency to prevent the shock of rapid price rises in essential groceries. To submit the entire food supply of a nation to the whims of commodity markets is a poor idea.".....now Kerry probably isn't to concerned about the price of a head of lettuce, but many americans are.

As for student loans...."The demand for student loans is expected to continue to grow. According to projections made by the U.S. Department of Education, federal student loan volume is expected to grow to nearly $64 billion in FY2009." and cutting available funds is going to help how?

We don't need missle defense and other military defense systems? Nuclear weapons are confirmed to be in China, India and Pakistan and are suspected in Libya, Iran and North Korea. How many of those countries are on our best friends list?