Wednesday, May 18, 2005

What gets cut when Bushies get "serious" about the budget deficit they created with military and faith-based pork and tax cuts for the rich?

From Bush Greenwatch, May 17, 2005:
An amendment to the federal transportation bill, SAFETEA, to be introduced today by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) will eradicate $11 billion from public transit funding, public health,community development, and environmental programs.
Thank Bleeding Jeebus they didn't cut any funds from Star Wars or from the Silver Ring Thing.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Here we go, I knew these were coming...

True Blue Liberal said...

Alan, Unfortunately, the cost for all of the Kool Aid I would consume (if I consumed Kool Aid, enhanced or unenhanced with other chemicals) would come out of my own pocket.
On the other hand, I do feel that the government of a modern civilized country does have some obligation to support public transport, public health and other such programs. You want to cut something? That's fine with me. But look first to Ronnie Reagan's Airborne Movie Fantasies and Dubya's Christian Abstinence Programs (see above).

True Blue Liberal said...

Alan, If your beef with GWB is about the amount he spends and you've never clicked on one of those little "Cost of War" counters that you see on many liberal blogs and other sites, it might be instructive to do so.
I think he spends too much too, but more importantly, he spends our money on the wrong things. As with our personal family budgets, it's a question of priorities.