[cgbg]

The Republican Congress failed to control the budget because our Constitutional system has broken down and collapsed.

Madison warned about "factions", which are basically special interest groups that want to feed at the federal trough while the taxpayers pay for it.

The Founders created a difficult and confusing maze that these "factions" would have to conquer before they could enrich themselves.

One of the early obstacles to these factions was a President that would veto Congressional craziness.

Another (post founding fathers) method was a Supreme Court that would rule all violations of the Tenth Amendment by Congress unconstitutional.

Bush proposed budgets that cut programs, the Republican Congress reinstated those budgets, and then Bush stupidly signed the bills while the Supreme Court nodded and yawned.

It was a historic moment for the Republican Party--and they failed miserably to meet the challenge.

Future generations will pay and pay and pay for their blunder.

[Joe Boucher]

Yeah but with very little time left in his presidency, President Bush is finally threatening to use his VETO pen.

Too little too late.
Maybe he can turn the whole budget over to Ted Kennedy and not just the education budget.

[P.O.E.]

interest groups that want to feed at the federal trough while the taxpayers pay for it.

Taken to a new level by the poverty pimps and other Democrats who skim billions off the top of money provided for "protection". Protection of the poor against supposedly evil capitalists, and protection of the capitalists from riots in the streets.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Agreed but Democrats are worse.

[kindred]

[It was a historic moment for the Republican Party—and they failed miserably to meet the challenge.
Future generations will pay and pay and pay for their blunder.]

Yes indeed. Stupid is as stupid does and there are consequences for stupid, the GOP is stupid while the marxist dems are smart fascists indeed. Madison was a great founding father indeed.