WHY DOES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAVE TO SPEND FIVE TIMES THE AMOUNT THE AVERAGE AMERICAN MAKES EACH YEAR TO STUDY THE INTERACTION OF RATTLESNAKES AND SQUIRRELS BY BUILDING A ROBOTIC SQUIRREL. ARE SQUIRRELS OR RATTLESNAKES ON SOME ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST? DON'T KNOW! BUT I'M SURE THAT IF THIS IDIOTIC BEHAVIOR CONTINUES IN WASHINGTON WE WILL ALL MAKE THAT LIST.