A Weblog of Centrist Voices in American Politics
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September 04, 2003And I thought "Liberals" were for Bigger GovernmentAlmost longing for yester-year when Liberals where easily catagorized as Big Spenders, Pro-Big Government and Republicans as Fiscal Conservatives, Pro-Smaller Government, a new Drudge Headline, placed below the most recent Britney Spears confession, sure to sway the critical 11-15 crowd in favor of Bush, reveals to everyone what is painfully obvious. Namely, there is nothing either Fiscally Conservative or Traditionally Republican in the record of this Bush administration. The Wall Street Journal on Thursday reports: "While the number of official government employees declined slightly after President Bush took office, the Brookings study to be released Friday finds the number of full-time employees working on government contracts and grants has zoomed by more than one million people since 1999, bringing the overall head count to more than 12.1 million as of this past October." So while Bush continues to label the left as Tax and Spend, he is himself All Spend All the Time. You would think that a Republican acting like a "liberal" would make news, but then again, is anyone paying attention? Posted by at September 4, 2003 01:30 PMComments
I presume that if the spending were broken out, the increases would mostly be in categories to which Republicans are favorable--defense and homeland security. I know they're cutting money for converting abandoned rail rights of way to bike paths--something I favor. I'm not so sensitive to the size of government as to making sure revenues meet expenditures. If the US becomes a debtor nation beholden to foreign creditors, that might limit our freedom more than pressure from the UN does now. Posted by: rickheller at September 4, 2003 02:17 PMI'm under the impression the spending issue is pretty broad -- that they're just not making a serious effort to control spending. The farm bill, for example, increased agricultural subsidies something like $170 billion. Posted by: William Swann at September 4, 2003 04:20 PMyes, as socially constructive programs are cut, we are buying more bullets, bombs and special interest favors. Hey, you got to spend alot to get that many $2,000/plate doners. Posted by: Steven R at September 4, 2003 06:31 PM |
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