Meanwhile, back at the deficit ...

"Q:You hold cash in your fund, not bonds. Can you hold corporate bonds or agencies?

We can hold bonds, but we think long-term bond yields at the 4% level are a bad deal. They do not compensate you for the uncertainties of inflation of the massive deterioration in the fiscal integrity of the United States. And I do mean that. It is a travesty to witness what the federal government is doing to the balance sheet of the U.S. "

-- Robert Rodriguez, head of $2 billion FPA Capital fund


http://www.thestreet.com/_iwon/mutualfundmonday/mutualfundmondaygg/10243125_3.html

... don't say I didn't warn you.