[NittanyLion]

Disagree... Bush and a *conservative* Congress that wins on his coattails will cut spending. They have already cut the taxes and now the pressure is on to cut the deficit to match. 2 choices: A. Undo the tax cuts. B. Cut back on spending.

We have a "conservative" Congress and pressure to cut the deficit right now, and it's yielded no reduced spending. What will change between 01/31/04 and 01/31/05 that will produce this benefit?

[WOSG]

We have a "conservative" Congress and pressure to cut the deficit right now, and it's yielded no reduced spending. See my previous post. We have NOT had a Conservative Congress - the moderate RINOs hold the swing votes in the Senate and conservatives are a distinct MINORITY there.

What will change between 01/31/04 and 01/31/05 that will produce this benefit?

The Conservative Utopia Scenario: Bush wins and we we get 10 more House members and 6 more Senate members that are conservative Republicans - this is possible because of the Texas redistricting and the open senate seats in the south; but it will only happen if we have a great election season. This gain of 10 republicans in the House and 5 or more in the senate is enough to forge a Conservative majority consensus in Congress. Congress then moves to Bush's right flank - passing conservative immigration bills, conservative bills to Reform Social Security and add choice in Government programs, and freezing Government spending, and to defund the Left. The conservative Congress makes the tax cuts permanent and looks at tax simplification and further reduction. Long-term spending trends are cut back so the deficit is erase by the end of the decade. Conservative Justices are appointed