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"Harry Hope" |
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28 Nov 2003 11:36:41 AM |
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Spending escalates under GOP watch |
From The Washington Times, 11/28/03:
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20031127-112025-7591r.htm
Spending escalates under GOP watch
By James G. Lakely
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Nondefense spending has skyrocketed under Republican control of
Congress and the White House, and critics say the outlays will hit the
stratosphere with the passage this week of a drug entitlement for
seniors.
The Congressional Budget Office reported that nondefense spending rose
7 percent in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, nearly double the 4
percent discretionary spending caps that President Bush insisted
Congress honor.
Since Mr. Bush took office in 2001, nondefense spending has leapt 13
percent -- 21 percent if spending on the war on terrorism is included.
And he is poised to become the first Republican president to sign into
law a new federal entitlement: the $400 billion Medicare expansion to
cover prescription drugs.
Sean Spicer, spokesman for Rep. Jim Nussle, Iowa Republican and the
conservative chairman of the House Budget Committee, said the spending
increases appear worse when lumping in the annual late-year
"emergency" congressional expenditures that he said are little more
than thinly veiled pork projects.
"Even without the emergencies, we're looking at [spending] numbers
well above inflation, and that's definitely a concern," Mr. Spicer
said.
Chris Edwards, director of fiscal policy at the libertarian Cato
Institute, said the Bush record on spending has been a major
disappointment.
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Remember all the right wing whining and tears about Democratic
"obstructionism?" Well, I hear the Republicans control both houses of
Congress now, however............................................
Harry
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| User: "Its A Secret NoSpam4@MePlease" |
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| Title: Re: Spending escalates under GOP watch |
28 Nov 2003 12:23:33 PM |
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Harry Hope wrote:
From The Washington Times, 11/28/03:
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20031127-112025-7591r.htm
Spending escalates under GOP watch
By James G. Lakely
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The funny thing here is that, this is probably the one and only
legitimate criticism the Democrats have against George Bush...
Unfortunately for them in using it against him it only serves to expose
how deep their own hypocrisy and dishonesty runs.
Not only does criticizing him on this undermining their claim that he's
some right wing nut trying to impose a radical agenda - in fact "his"
spending habit make him look more like what Democrats CLAIMED they were
going to be but never were - they're use of it in attacks implies that
they'd some how do things differently...
.... which of course they wouldn't.
Democrat rank and file will go to the polls in November 2004 with a
choice between one candidate who spends liberally on programs promised
during his campaign, has demonstrated resolve in prosecuting the war
against terrorism and will stand with the majority in promoting their
values OR a candidate who will spend liberally to repay his special
interests and never fulfill his campaign promises, belongs to a party
that has demonstrated their willingness to subvert American sovereignty
to foreign interests, expose us to threats from violent radicals and
panders to sexual deviants.
It is going to be such a slam dunk for GWB.
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