Found a good tool to strip down any html you might create for your category descriptions
HTML Compress 5
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20050112_html_compress_54.phtml
Strips white space and carriage returns. My javascripts and dhtml has stayed intact when stripping under 'Normal'
Pro:
Easy to use
Cons:
HTML must be saved in a file to strip. Can't simply cut and paste code to strip