Oh yes george bush is the crusader for fiscal responsibility. On 5/23/08, C. Hatton Humphrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > +1 > > It's very easy to point at a sound-bite that says, "And today the > President vetoed a bill that would increase veteran's benefits." That > tells us that the President hates our troops and wants to kill our > babies... > > What they didn't say is that there are riders on the bill that > included spending increases on many fronts that the President opposes. > Only the first part of the bill included the stuff that was good for > vets. The rest increased spending which would lead to eventual > increase of taxes and larger government for all. > > Additionally, there has been a constant push/pull of dollar amounts > between Congress and Executive. They (Congress) are constantly trying > to increase dollar amounts, thereby defeating the overall goal of > lowering spending and thereby allowing for lower taxes. If they > didn't pull those shenannigans, Bush would not have had to veto > S-Chip. > > Hatton > > > On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 8:18 AM, Michael Dinowitz > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Off the top of my head (not being a mccainite), I'd ask what the riders > on > > the bill were. That last paragraph shows the adding and subtracting of > items > > to a bill to make it more or less palatable to one side or another. > McCain > > may be against the ice cream for all rider on the bill. ;) > > > > > > > >
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