Bipartisan spendthrifts

The Washington Tmes ^ | June 4, 2002 | Editorial Staff

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What a shame it is that all of the "grave" concerns expressed by Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle recently over what the White House knew last summer about future terrorist attacks don't extend to the important congressional role in appropriating the funds to fight the war against terrorism and protect the homeland from future murderous assaults.

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When the House passed its bill on May 24, Mr. Bush warned the Senate to refrain from engaging in its expected spending binge. "I expect the Senate to only spend on what is necessary to fight the war and for our immediate emergency needs," the president exhorted the bipartisan spendthrifts. "With our nation now at war, now is not the time for unnecessary spending on lower priority items."