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[bra]

I thought I learned in school many years ago that Congress authorized all expenitures of funds?

[WhiteGuy]

And they're still raiding the Social Security surpluss revenue every year, with no serious reform in sight.

[GeronL]

Conservatives wait warily as President Bush makes final decisions about his election-year budget

The Pres does not write the budget, Congress does.

[Yeti]

"Some in GOP wary as Bush budgets soar"

Understatement of the month.

[GeronL]

Bring back Gridlock!!!

[chicagolady]

Some Republicans are wary of the Illegal Alien issue.

[I_dmc]

So, Social Security and other entitlements are 2/3 of the budget and they whine over the 1/3 that can actually be changed by anyone?

[GodBlessUSA]

I'm sure that there are areas where spending should be controlled. There always is with government.

However, since Clinton cut the Defense Budget so severely, Bush had to replenish that budget. Also, being at war plays a major role in this budget as well. I could be wrong but it seems like common sense.

[crz]

The presidential candidate who gets up and says he'll get a flat tax system pushed through congress will win the election. Wanna bet that nobody will say it?

[yoswif]

The reckless spending by professional politicians calling themselves Republicans allows the media to label professional politicians endorsing tax increases to balance the budget "fiscal conservative".

Court action based on the unfairness of intergenerational tax rates may be the only way to limit the power and cost of government to a level that is sustainable over multiple generations. Without fiscal sustainability, the U.S. will simply dissolve in a sea of debt just like the Soviet Union.

[Land of the Free 04]

Bush and the Republican-run Congress have enacted a $400 billion, 10-year enlargement of Medicare; $87 billion in expanded benefits for farmers

And many "conservatives" lap it up. Disgraceful.

[Redbob]

Some?
How about "A Whole Helluva Lot of Republicans Wary"?

[Mudboy Slim]

"While Bush has emphasized repeatedly the need to rein in spending, overall federal expenditures have grown to an estimated $2.31 trillion for the budget year that started Oct. 1. That is up from $1.86 trillion in President Clinton's final year, a rate of growth not seen for any three-year period since 1989 to 1991."

Interesting...'89-'91 was when Dubyuh's daddy was in office, and Bush, Sr.'s spending spree (and associated tax increase) were responsible fer scaring off the conservative base and ushering in 8 years of DerSchleekmeister!! Hopefully, Dubyuh will learn from his daddy's missteps and get this outta-control spending growth under wraps afore it's too late!!

FReegards...MUD