[dirtboy]

The Bush Administration is starting to hear the noise from its right flank. I propose we make even more of a racket.

[Cicero]

He's not as big a spender as the media have made him out to be. He has had the bad luck to come into office just after the clinton bubble popped, and the economy was already tanking with the usual decrease in tax receipts.

But some of this spending, and the refusal to veto any spending bills, is simply bad politics. It not only rightly offends conservatives, but it give the liberal media ammunition to attack his tax cuts, which I believe most of us support. Democrats don't give him credit for spending on their favorite programs like AIDS and federal education aid. Far from it. He actually gets in trouble not only with conservatives but all the way across the board.

He should definitely can those idiotic proposals to increase spending on AIDS and the NEA, and start cutting back on some of the liberals' favorite programs like HUD and the Department of Education.

[John Beresford Tipton]

"President Bush vowed on Saturday"

"President Bush spent like a sailor on Monday"

Bush spokesman acknowledged "He had his fingery things crossed."

[Sabertooth]

Bush's budget will show a $530 billion cost over 10 years for the addition of a prescription drug benefit for the Medicare health program for senior citizens. That is 33 percent more than was anticipated when the Medicare overhaul was approved less than two months ago.

Hilarious.

Who could have known?

[TheEaglehasLanded]

If he wants to soothe things, he needs to look at Clinton's last budget and add reasonable increases, not start with this porked up budget last year and add to it.

[Batrachian]

"This is going to be a challenging year for making sure we spend the people's money wisely"

Thank you, Mr. President. Now, will someone please tell me how you can spend $2.3 trillion wisely? How much of that simply disappears through fraud, waste, and abuse? I have read that for every dollar the government spends, $.76 goes to administrative costs.

They're spending too much friggin' money! The difference between the government and a drunken sailor is that the sailor is spending his own money, and he spends it on worthwhile things like liquor and whores. Not so the government. I've had it!

[winker]

Veterans deserve a "BONE" in the Budget!

[dubyagee]

But Bush said he wanted to send a "clear signal" to the public and to financial markets that the administration was committed to belt-tightening.

WE'RE NOT HEARING YA! MIGHT WANNA TALK A LITTLE LOUDER!

[Huck]

Bush seemed to win some goodwill with the members of his party

Yeah. He's having to work for it now. Let's see if he can walk the walk.

[Henchman]

"But Bush said he wanted to send a "clear signal" to the public and to financial markets that the administration was committed to belt-tightening" With these deficits, unwarranted social programs, bloated budget, deficits etc etc WE DO NOT HAVE A BELT! We have SUSPENDERS and OVERALLS! We don't fit into our dollar anymore!

[crz]

Go to a flat or sales tax and do away with the present joke of a tax system and the revenues will triple paying off the debt in short order. Russia did it, why is it we cant? Because they want MONEY in DC, thats why.

[Drango]

Well...just as long as he spends $20 million more for the NEA. I demand my neighbor pay for my Shakespeare tickets.

[DoctorMichael]

......and where are all the Porkers in Congress in all this?

It takes two to tango.

[Merdoug]

"Bush Seeks to Soothe Republican Worries on Budget"

Translation: "Bush seeks to fool conservatives long enough to get re-elected."

[Kay Soze]

Why does he feel compelled to reassure members of his OWN party?

After all its just a few fringers that are "unappeased" right???


Thank God he is starting to get it.

If he fails to move back to the right he will lose in November.

[DManA]

There better not be any cute catches in this budget. Like eg. trying to slip in a $billion for some boondogle like Americorp as part of homeland defence. If he breaks this .5% growth promise, it will be his "Read My Lips" moment.

[Uncle Miltie]

"On Medicare, Bush replied he had no regrets about pushing for the prescription drug benefit despite its price tag"

I'm not sorry I had that last beer, officer.