That doesn't bother me as much as the brand-new prescription drug benefit in Medicare. NCLB only cost a few billion. Now that the drug benefit has been established, it's going to cost HUNDREDS of billions.
Why should my taxes go up to pay for some old person that wasn't smart enough to save his own money to pay for his own healthcare in retirement?
And yes, that particular Bush screwup is likely to cost us at least a trillion dollars.