Spending escalates under GOP watch [Wash Times]

[truthisfreedom]

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.
    
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    "We hope that this is not the legacy of the Bush administration," Mr. Schatz said. "We hope these will be aberrations that will be corrected in coming years."
    A senior Republican congressional aide said many conservatives on Capitol Hill are hoping that is the case. If it isn't, Mr. Bush and the party will have some explaining to do to their political base.
    "There's only so long we can be told , 'Just keep waiting for spending restraint,' " the aide said. "Eventually you develop a credibility problem. There's a point where people say, 'We've heard that for five years and nothing's happened.' "

[Racenut20]

1. What ? no trickle down yet????

[wryter2000]

2. You didn't get trickled on yet?

Just wait. The trickle's going to hit the fan any day now.

[bleedingheart]

3. more like dumped upon...

with a great big tax bill for future generations...

[UpInArms]

4. looks like these idiots at the Moonie Times are

anticipating that the rest of the country wants to keep these buffoons in power???

"We hope that this is not the legacy of the Bush administration," Mr. Schatz said. "We hope these will be aberrations that will be corrected in coming years."

That is (imho) a might big assumption -

we plan to throw them to the side of the street Nov 2004 - so they don't have "years", they have months to get their act together

If I were them, I would not be doing any long term planning, other than what their new address will be.

[JNelson6563]

5. Red Ink Republicans

Senator Harkin had it just right. We should all sport such bumper stickers.

Julie