Republicans Hope to Pass Massive Spending Bill

[NNN0LHI]

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20031126_157.html

Republicans Hope Congress Will Approve $373 Billion Spending Bill When Lawmakers Return Next Month

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON Nov. 26 — Top Republicans hope Congress will approve a gigantic $373 billion spending bill when lawmakers return next month, but Democrats angry over White House victories in the bill are showing no inclination to cooperate.

Congressional and Bush administration bargainers on Tuesday finished writing the measure, a sprawling package that finances 11 departments and dozens of programs from the FBI to airport improvements to foreign aid. It covers the budget year that began Oct. 1, leaving majority Republicans well short of their goal of demonstrating efficiency by finishing Congress' routine spending work promptly. snip

"My way or the highway is the president's mantra," said Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va. "He expects the Congress to rubber stamp his budget."

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[OrAnarch]

1. some help please

Between the defense bill, the Medicare give away, and this, and throw in the Iraq war, aren't we talking 1.5 trillion or so? Holy shit.


Conservatives?

[NNN0LHI]

2. As Bush likes to say "hey, its your money". One of his favorite lines n/t

[Gman]

5. Which means "its not my money"

so I can spend the hell out of it.

[kainah]

4. several articles yesterday on precisely that theme

I saw at least 3 articles talking about how much money the repugs have been throwing around and how their solution to getting the votes they need for anything is to throw more money into the pot. This has the potential to be a big problem for them down the road. I am beginning to hear real conservatives in Wyoming asking what the deal is with all this spending from the repugs..........

[jmcgowanjm]

7. I suggest that all should look elsewhere

Democracy no longer resides in DC.
Or humanity in our political
leadership.

At present, it is astonishing that anyone
places faith of any kind in either party: by
means of the "WMD" debacle, both have
proven themselves amoral, duplicitous,
and utterly devoid of humanity. Indeed,
why do we give them so much as a
moment of our attention? No one with
a lick of sense would do this.

JFK, 911 & The Real America -
Tying US History Together
By John Phelan
11-23-3

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/147453_sonar08.html

[JaySherman]

3. Yet another shining example

of that vaunted Republican fiscal conservatism. Want a heaping helping of hypocrisy to go with that turkey? :eyes:

[54anickel]

6. Years ago, wouldn't that title have started Democrats?

What is with these Repugs these days? All this corporate welfare. When Dems spent is was "so all ships rise". With Repugs, the rich luxury cruisers rise and the rest of us sink. What are they gonna do when there are no tugboats left to safely guide them back to harbor?

[Yavin4]

8. Repugs Are Like Teenagers With Credit Cards

Spend today. Work crappy jobs to pay it off tomorrow.