Without entitlement reform or massive tax increases, nearly all ‘discretionary’ federal spending would need to be cut to stop the national debt.....
http://thesoundingline.com/yet-again-the-actual-deficit-is-as-big-as-the-entire-discretionary-budget/

Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.