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Pelosi: I would have raised taxes faster

No way the blue dogs will stand up to her. They don't have the manhood. They must all be "southern gentlemen."

54 posted on 02/26/2009 9:18:21 AM PST by Enterprise (A Representative Republic - gone now. Foolish people.)
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President Obama unveiled a staggeringly huge budget this morning, telling the country it will take almost $4 trillion to run the U.S. next year.

That will be a whopping $1.75 trillion more than the President expects the government to raise in revenue, creating the largest federal deficit in real dollars since the country was fighting World War II.

The giant numbers are due in part to Obama administration’s decision to print all of the red ink, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and national emergencies, which the Bush administration left out.

“This budget is an honest accounting of where we are and where we intend to go,” Obama said in releasing the outline of his massive spending plan. “For too long our budget has not told the whole truth about how precious tax dollars are spent.”

In spite of the gusher of spending, Obama insisted he’s being tight-fisted. He said he’s scouring the budget for waste and targeting popular but unnecessary programs for elimination.

“You know, there are times where you can afford to redecorate your house, and there are times where you need to focus on rebuilding its foundation,” Obama said. “Today we have to focus on foundations.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


55 posted on 02/26/2009 9:19:31 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27 (When will the Obozo the clown show be cancelled?)
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CNN already covering for Obie. Saying these will be Congress’ deficits. Funny since for the last 8 years the spending was all Bush's fault.
68 posted on 02/26/2009 9:26:38 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Barak Obama: Pontificator in Chief and Poster Child for the Peter Principle)
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