troops and support them, pass the defense budget. give them the tools and the funding they need. you know, i understand the president can be infatuated with the military regalia and trappings. it is very seductive. we have a different tradition here. when we have military parades we do honor the troops. it focuses on the human element not heavy metal war machines rolling down the streets of american cities and by the way on a practical level. if you want to stage a huge parade you are taking troops away from their training, throwing away the training schedules. expensive, the money can be better spent elsewhere. so if the president wants a parade he will get a parade, got it. if we have one i would concentrate on the human factor not tanks in the streets. >> bill: let me shift the focus. i appreciate what you are saying there. if you watch the other members of the media reporting this story, you know what they talk about? you know where they have military parades? moscow and north korea, suggesting that's the whole idea.