Howso?! By abandoning Conservatism altogether?
"This Congress is set to hike federal spending by 15 percent over just two years, more than quadruple the inflation rate. Most of this does nothing to fight terrorism. On May 13, Bush signed a $191 billion farm bill that boosts agriculture subsidies by 80 percent. Congress even included $100 million to provide rural consumers "high-speed, high-quality broadband service." The Heritage Foundation estimates that this 10-year bill will cost the average U.S. household $180 in new taxes annually. Bush's education department budget grows from $35.75 billion in 2001 (when he arrived) to a projected $57 billion in 2005. That is a four-year, 59.5 percent increase in federal school outlays."
How is this Conservatism? Are you saying after we pick up 53-55 seats in the Senate and an extra 10 seats in Congress we are gonna drop Federal Education spending from $57 Billion to $40 Billion in 2005? Or decreasing the Farm Bill from $191 Billion to $100 Billion? We're going the wrong direction and I don't see that Dubyuh even recognizes that it's wrong, so what am I being patient for...more of the same?!!
FReegards...MUD
It isn't.
"Are you saying after we pick up 53-55 seats in the Senate and an extra 10 seats in Congress we are gonna drop Federal Education spending from $57 Billion to $40 Billion in 2005?"
Nope.
"Or decreasing the Farm Bill from $191 Billion to $100 Billion?"
Nope...never said that, either.
"We're going the wrong direction..."
Yup.
"...and I don't see that Dubyuh even recognizes that it's wrong..."
I've absolutely no idea -- whatsoever -- what is going through the man's head; so, why-oh-why would you be asking me?
That'd be especially true of some of the things this POTUS has done, recently; but, then again?
He didn't ask or tell me what he's up to nor why.
You must understand, he didn't need to tell me anything, a'tall.
He's the POTUS, see?
I'm just a schmuck Mud, who pays his taxes & prays to God they don't take even more when all's said & done.
Lookit; when I (& millions of other Americans) voted for the guy?
I'm sure he took that to mean, "Do whatever you feel is right for the nation."
As POTUS then, what he's done -- apparently -- is what he thinks is in fact, right for the country.
"...so what am I being patient for...more of the same?!!"
I dunno, Mud; you tell me what you're waiting for.
Lunch? Vacation? The weekend? {g}
Can only speak for myself, Mud; and, I'm being patient 'lest I blow a mainspring.
Blowing my top over things I've absolutely no control over -- for me -- sours even the things I can control.
Crazy decisions & events I'm quickly finding out I can only at best, bear witness to; & pray I'm seeing what's really in front of my eyes.
That's simply a fundamental coping mechanism for life in these days, my friend.
Nevertheless, the 'Rats are simply waiting to scream "FIRE" in a packed theater over whatever he does, or doesn't do.
...& that's just a fact we all should know, by now.