Jimmy Carter is not even a rival in the contest of
excessive spending by Bush. His Prescription Drug plan,
when it begins to kick in in '06, will cost trillions
and is the biggest entitlement since LBJ. Bush can't
be outdone by a piker like Carter -- he's a BIGTIME
spender who competes with the best. Oops - I mean the
worst. He's never seen a spending bill he didn't like
and hasn't read that part of the Constitution that
talks about something strange called a "veto". By the
way, you've in spired me to reread "The Red and the
Black". It's been years and I only vaguely remember
the young man torn between priesthood and soldier.