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Could Al Gore Get Away With This? By Chuck Baldwin Republican loyalists constantly told us that the reason we must support George Bush is that "he is better than Al Gore." Since taking office, however, Bush has successfully supported numerous liberal policies that Democrats such as Al Gore could never have gotten away with. Now, Bush is preparing to call for the biggest increase in federal spending since L.B.J. According to the Washington Post, "The Bush administration is poised to complete the biggest increase in government spending since the 1960's "Great Society." The Post continues, "Spending on government programs will increase 22 percent from 1999 to 2003 in inflation-adjusted dollars." It further states, "The president's 2003 budget proposals dwarf the spending increase from any four-year period since President Lyndon Johnson." This spending binge by Bush and Company is even more egregious when one considers that the 22 percent increase is likely to go even higher in real numbers. The Post states, "The total for the 2003 budget likely will go higher as pressure builds in Congress to add to the administration's budget requests in this election year to enact new benefits such as a prescription drug plan for Medicare recipients. The calculations also do not include the effect of the administrations $27 billion supplemental spending request for 2002." Given the fact that Bush has affirmed his support for enacting a new government-sponsored prescription drug plan, the Post's projection appears very probable. It must be pointed out that the Republican Party has controlled the purse strings for the federal government during this four-year budget period. Republicans controlled both Houses of Congress for three out of these four years, and they controlled the White House for two. They cannot blame the Democrats for this gigantic increase in federal spending in any shape, manner, or form! Republicans, and Republicans only, are to blame for this biggest-since-Johnson expansion of federal spending! It is time for President Bush and his fellow Republicans to own up to the fact that they are lying when they say they believe in less government! As the staff director of the House Budget Committee said, "They [Republicans] are big spenders as long as it is on programs they want to spend money on." It is safe to say that if Al Gore were president today, he could never get such a massive expansion of federal spending through Congress � but Bush will! He and his fellow Republicans will do what Gore and his fellow Democrats could only dream about: they will increase federal spending by multiples not seen in nearly 50 years. ------- Chuck Baldwin is conservative � Christian � pro-life � pro-family � and patriotic. He supports constitutional government and the Bill of Rights. Chuck holds fast to the principles and values expressed by the Founding Fathers and the Declaration of Independence. His talk radio show, "Chuck Baldwin Live" aired its first program on August 1, 1994. It is heard Monday thru Friday from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm [CST] on WVTJ AM 610 in Pensacola, Florida. The broadcast area includes the Florida Panhandle and Southern Alabama. E-Mail Chuck your comments at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -end article- ------------------------ -iNFoWaRZ "Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people, who have...a right, an indisputable, unalienable, indefeasible, divine right to that most dreaded and envied kind of knowledge, I mean THE CHARACTERS AND CONDUCT OF THEIR RULERS." - John Adams If Bush is Conservative, then so was Karl Marx. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
