Bush agenda faces some GOP resistance

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Heritage Foundation's Brian M. Riedl said "Now we're faced with runaway spending and deficits as far as the eye can see...It has to be brought under control, or one begins to wonder what the difference is between Democrats and Republicans," but GOP Congressman (AZ) Jeff Flake, expects most Republicans to end up supporting the president on Social Security, because conservatives believe in reducing government's role.

:-)

So only the rather low cost proposed yearly testing program for high school students, and granting some illegal immigrants special permits to allow them to work legally in the United States are in trouble, unless you can see a Medicare drug benefit cutback also!

:-)

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/01/18/bush_agenda_faces_some_gop_resistance/

Bush agenda faces some GOP resistance
By Rick Klein, Globe Staff | January 18, 2005

WASHINGTON -- Republicans in Congress are growing increasingly vocal in their opposition to major items on President Bush's agenda, calling into question the likelihood of Bush's ambitious second-term program passing, even as he prepares to take the oath of office with an expanded majority of his own party.<snip>

A group of conservative House members is threatening to try to roll back portions of the Medicare prescription drug benefit before it takes effect in 2006, setting up an intra-party fight over one of Bush's signature accomplishments.

Bush's proposal to extend the testing provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act to cover high schools, which the White House unveiled last Wednesday, is getting a cool reception from some GOP members of Congress, who don't want further federal involvement in local schools or the vast increases in education spending the president is calling for.<snip>

Bush in recent days has held a series of public events to garner support for his proposal to have younger workers invest a portion of their payroll taxes in private markets instead of the Social Security system and for his plan to invest an additional $1.5 billion in public schools as part of a yearly testing program for high school students.<snip>

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1. they don't want vast increases in education spending

but spending money on an illegal invasion and occupation is okay. :wtf:

These people are insane, I swear.

[kentuck]

2. What a bullshit comment !

"...It has to be brought under control, or one begins to wonder what the difference is between Democrats and Republicans,"

Since when have Democrats ran up deficits like the big spending, big borrowing Republicans? It's a bald-faced lie!