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"This is a textbook example of how the Left keeps racking up victories no matter who’s in the White House and no matter who controls Congress."

This may be a case of wanting is better than receiving. When it becomes election time in a little over a year, it needs to be brought up that Bush was "compassionate" and willing to sacrafice some of the money that could have been needed for our national security or put forward for assistance for lower drug prices or shoring up social security or medicare for alittle longer or.......Let's just remember this and let the liberals have their victory. But, let them suffer the pangs of the defeat with it when they need to be reminded of the money that would have been set aside for the lack of services they are bitching about. And you can be absolutely assured they are going to. And this is in addition to the tax cut they wanted. Sometimes it's better to be an ant than a grasshopper.

I agree with your suggestion. As an after the fact remedy, it's about the only option I can see as remotely productive.

I'm with you, better to give a little bit now, and get the Congress we want (fillibuster-proof), to really reform the tax system from the ground up.