Bush defends spending cuts amid lawmaker qualms

[sabra]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N08405288.htm

Bush defends spending cuts amid lawmaker qualms

MANCHESTER, N.H., Feb 8 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Wednesday defended domestic spending-cut proposals that have been greeted warily in the U.S. Congress, saying the Iraq war and Hurricane Katrina had forced tough decisions.

...

At a business luncheon in New Hampshire, a state that prides itself on low taxes, Bush called on lawmakers to enact "sunset" provisions that would force periodic reviews of federal programs to see if they are still needed.

...

"Families set priorities, individual Americans set priorities, business people set priorities all the time when it comes to setting the budget, and that's what the federal government needs to do," he said.

...

"There's no question the war and the hurricanes have stretched our budget -- all the more reason to set priorities and to be wise with your money," Bush said.

[wtbymark]

1. why is monkeyhead invoking Katrina?

NO money in the budget for Katrina -if Katrina strained the treasury that much maybe you should raise tax revenue on corporations and the wealthy? Oh, thats right - he's a fuckin' crook

[phantom power]

4. The GOP knows that they can say any damned thing...

It doesn't have to make sense. The reporters won't question them. The viewers will trust them. All they have to do is recite some words that grammatically parse as an explaination: "We have to screw you with Bill X, because of terrible cause Y." They've figured out that "X" and "Y" can be anything they want it to be, and nobody will stop them.

[bluethruandthru]

2. Too bad one of shrub's 'tough decisions' was to give

tax breaks to his rich friends! It's hard work giving so much money to the rich...right george?

[pinniped]

3. Reading without comprehension is a serious problem with this POS*.

--"There's no question the war and the hurricanes have stretched our budget -- all the more reason to set priorities and to be wise with your money," Bush said.--

[bif]

5. Ha! See the cartoon I did today...

http://george2.comicgenesis.com/

[LynnTheDem]

6. American kids don't need MILK dammit! We don't need education...

it didn't do shit for bush. We don't need medical care or survivor benefits...the widow/er and/or kids should just die along with the spouse/parent(s)! COme on, don't be a BURDEN!

The war machine & bush's base of haves and havemores is waaay more important!

GAWD BLESS AMERICA! RAHRAHRAH!