Aww, come on Strangler. I want to know exactly where he was shot and a minute-by-minute update on his heart rate, blood pressure, brain activity and cholesterol level 24 hours a day. The people deserve to know these things! Screw the federal budget. Nobody should pay attention to where taxpayer money is being spent anyway.
But seriously...remember how long the media drew out the jokes about Bush and a pretzel? It got old after about ten minutes, but they kept it going for days...