[syriacus]

The problem I see here is that the left is using this as an excuse to move the nation leftward, just as they did with the Great Depression

I think Bush's announcement of this plan makes sure that the Left has less control over the money and the post-disaster activities than they would have had.

[rob777]

I think Bush's announcement of this plan makes sure that the Left has less control over the money and the post-disaster activities than they would have had.





I am referring less to who has control of the purse strings than I am the direction of the ideological debate over the role of government. If the "right" accepts the premise of expanding the federal government's role, it matters little who controls the purse strings. The question is which direction are we headed in respect to what we see as the role of the federal government. Besides not proposing any spending cuts to offset the emergency spending, President Bush acknowledged that the failure was largely a federal failure and made little mention of the local responsibility. In addition, he pointed to an expanded future role for the feds in this area. In doing so, he handed the left and ideological and rhetorical victory.