Dems: Republican budget is "crippling", "shabby", "morally irresponsible"

[Rose Siding]

Subject: $ 8,338,162,385,897.57

That number is our national debt. That’s $8.3 trillion. On a day that President Bush signed the Republican Congress’ tax bill (which gives millionaires enough to buy a new luxury car while working Americans don’t get enough to buy a tank of gas) into law, House Republican leaders are finally moving forward with their 2007 budget. This budget has been labeled an ‘immoral document’ by faith leaders, as it slashes funding for crucial initiatives that American families rely on to educate their children, make ends meet and in some cases, simply survive. At the same time, it creates yet another crippling deficit that will put the economic stability of our nation in peril, now and for future generations.$8.3 trillion should be enough of a reason for Republicans to join House Democrats in defeating this budget and committing to pay-as-you-go budget rules, the same kind of common sense that middle-class families use tor balance their check book at home. America can do better than this fiscally irresponsible budget.

Posted by House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi

Republican Budget Shabby, Irresponsible, Unfair

The Republican budget for Fiscal Year 2007 is irresponsible and unfair. It heaps more debt on our children and shortchanges investment in America’s priorities. For evidence of how shabby a budget blueprint this is, look no further than the Republican conference itself, which is deeply divided over supporting it. Republicans are running scared that their irresponsible budgets will finally catch up to them at the ballot box this November.

http://www.democraticwhip.house.gov/media/press.cfm?pressReleaseID=1438

Posted by House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer

House Budget Resolution Reflects Irresponsibility Rather Than Priority

...This reckless House Republican budget is both fiscally and morally irresponsible. As a Nurse and former educator, I am particularly concerned about the deep cuts to education and veteran’s health care. Also troubling are the short sighted cuts to infrastructure projects and domestic disaster preparedness programs that are sorely needed in my district and across the country. These misplaced priorities truly embody the saying “penny wise and pound foolish.”

After years of reckless tax cutting, chronic under funding of critical programs and record annual deficits, it would seem to be time for a new direction on budgetary matters. Unfortunately, the Republicans would rather run up record deficits and give away massive tax cuts to special interests and the wealthy rather than invest in the programs that would best serve and protect our nation. The harmful effects of these misguided cuts will be felt throughout our nation.

Posted by Calif. Dem. Rep. Lois Capps

http://blog.thehill.com/page/4/

[Jane Austin]

1. I like the way that's framed.

Republican budget is "crippling", "shabby", "morally irresponsible"

Yes. Good ways to describe Republicans this year.

[zbdent]

2. Until Bush took office

there was a daily update on the "very bad deficit boxscore" in Congress . . . by a Repuke . . . to the penny . . .