[raybbr]

Yet, under Bush with four years of GOP control of the House and Senate they never made these cuts permanent.

[pepperdog]

Did you forget about Jumpin’ Jim? “Jim Jeffords became a household name in the spring of 2001, when, on May 24, Jeffords bolted the Republican Party and caused the GOP to lose control of the Senate”. So Bush did not have control of both houses for four years, only for a very few months. And don't forget the RINOs who have been posturing as Republicans for years but vote otherwise.