Those two make up 40% of the spending increases. The other 60% is waste.
All the while, the stock market is charging and homestarts are at an all time high. Tech stocks rise form the dead, as well.
Yeah, all those tech stocks with a 100 P/E have a real bright future. [/sarcasm]
What many whiney butts here don't take in to account, is that this president actually kept his campaign promises. Even after the devastation of 9/11 he moved to complete the promises he made to his voters. Now that he has delivered on these things, he wants to work on the deficit....and he's hated again.!
I think perhaps some of the people at FR who claim to have voted for Bush before but 'never again'..never actually voted for him. These people are like me... I voted 'Bush' to vote against Clinton/Gore.
Others are true rebels. They have never voted for a party candidate, instead they 'voice' their opinion by not having any voice at all. They seem to always throw the country in the opposite direction they want it to go. IMO they are no better than hippies, gays, and anti-war liberals. All protest... no action.
When I voted Bush the last time I was voting against Clinton/Gore. When I vote Bush this time I will be voting for my President.
Discretionary spending (after Homeland Security is pulled out) is increasing at a rate of 6-7% per year. Can you give me an idea of what level would constitute "spending like a drunken sailor" if not this one?
This is an insult to drunken sailors who spend their own money. The Farm bill, the Drug bill and the No Children Left Behind bill have nothing to do with national security. And don't get me started on $20 million more for NEA "art".
Still... I'm gonna vote for Bush.