911 and the War on Terror called for a few extra billion, yes. I agree. But that does not excuse the runaway spending in EVERY other area of government.
Medicare's costly new prescription drug benefit, an $18 trillion unfunded liability sponsored by the White House and our Republican leadership, starts in January.
Just two years from now, in 2008, the enormous Baby Boom generation will begin retiring, ceasing income tax payments and starting to collect benefits, leading to a budget squeeze unprecedented in U.S. history.