[Libloather]

Their actions are in large part a response to constituent complaints about the spiraling budget deficit, as well as growing anger among the conservative base over federal spending, which has reached record levels.

Emails may actually work...

[Dan from Michigan]

NO TAXES!!!!

[skinkinthegrass]

..It seems they heard us howl...and w/ the election in Nov. :/

[John Beresford Tipton]

"GOP PLANS CUTS, REFORMS, TO TACKLE BUDGETARY WOES"

"Town Drunk Plans to Go on Wagon"

Which do you think is more likely to dry out?

[lelio]

For example, the $534 billion Medicare bill that Congress passed last year would have died in the House for having exceeded budgetary limits had GOP leaders not waived those limits with a floor rule.

Hastert should rephrase his statement to be "Everything's on the table, except for ..." There's no way they will roll back their spending spree and will instead look to cut some minor symbolic programs.

[KantianBurke]

"and the moderate Tuesday Group."

Everything's on the table huh? How about kicking these RINO jackasses out of the GOP and taking an ax to the Fed budget?

[Capitalism2003]

THEY WILL SUCCEED!!!....

(in reducing government growth from 8% annually to 7% annually)

[Sandy]

mounting budget concerns

Hah! More like mounting Election concerns.

[adam_az]

http://johnshadegg.house.gov/rsc/

members: partial list

Sue Myrick,
Chairman
Dan Burton,
Founder

John Doolittle,
Founder
Ernest Istook,
Founder
Sam Johnson,
Founder
Robert Aderholt
Todd Akin
Spencer Bachus
J. Gresham Barrett
Roscoe Bartlett
Joe Barton
Bob Beauprez
Marsha Blackburn
John Boozman
Kevin Brady
Henry Brown
Michael Burgess
Dave Camp
Chris Cannon
Eric Cantor
John Carter
Steve Chabot
Chris Chocola
Christopher Cox
Phil Crane
Barbara Cubin
John Culberson
Jo Ann S. Davis
Jim DeMint
Mario Diaz-Balart
Tom Feeney
Jeff Flake
Randy Forbes
Trent Franks
Scott Garrett
Phil Gingrey
Virgil Goode
Mark Green
Gil Gutknecht
Melissa Hart
Robin Hayes
J.D. Hayworth
Jeb Hensarling
Wally Herger
Pete Hoekstra
John Hostettler
Duncan Hunter
Walter Jones
Steve King
John Kline
Ron Lewis
Buck McKeon
Don Manzullo
Gary Miller
Jeff Miller
Jerry Moran
Tim Murphy
Marilyn Musgrave
Charlie Norwood
C.L. "Butch" Otter
Steve Pearce
Mike Pence
Joe Pitts
Richard Pombo
George Radanovich
Denny Rehberg
Rick Renzi
Tom Reynolds
Jim Ryun
Ed Schrock
Pete Sessions
John Shadegg
Nick Smith
Mark Souder
Cliff Stearns
John Sullivan
Tom Tancredo
Billy Tauzin
Charles Taylor
Lee Terry
Mac Thornberry
Todd Tiahrt
Pat Toomey
David Vitter
Dave Weldon
Roger Wicker
Joe Wilson

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

"..nothing is sacred in this business." (Hastert)

Bull. I remember when they tried to eliminate the reserved congressional parking spaces at Reagan National Airport.

[John Beresford Tipton]

"Bush's budget"

Stop! Logical error!

[templar]

So ... they've been spending like crazy for three years to get everybody to like them (and presumably reelect them) and now that it's an election year they're gonna cut back and PO all those people they been paying off? Fat chance! Best that'll happen is a few symbolic cuts and a lot of sleight of hand bookkeeping.

[WOSG]

Things are starting to look ...

Very good for conservatives in 2005, if we stay united and WIN a Republican majority

... the Republicans are starting to wake up and smell the coffee on spending... We have cut taxes to 16% of GNP, and spend at 19% of GNP. We want to balance the budget without re-raising taxes like Kerry wants to do.

What's the only solution?