Re: Republicans: Spending like there's no tomorrow

"Edward Glamkowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "JoettaB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > "T.Carr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > > "JoettaB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > > > "steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > > > > T.Carr allegedly said:
>
> > >   He proved no such thing.
> > >
> > >   There were large deficits under Clinton when the 'dems controlled
> > > the Congress in 1993-94
> > >
> > >   http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2004/pdf/hist.pdf
> > >   (Section 1.2, pg 26)
> > >
> > >   FY       Total Defict ($B)
> > >
> > > 1993        255
> > > 1994        203
> > > 1995        164 (GOP Congress + Tax cuts)
> > > 1996        107
> > > 1997        22
> >
> > HELLOOOOO... is anybody in there???? Doesn't 1993 look much larger than
> > 1997???? If so, you can thank Clinton!
>
> Ahem: Article I, Section 9 of the US Constitution:
> No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of
> Appropriations made by Law
>
> Congress makes the budget and spends (or doesn't spend) the money.
> Not the president.
> You can thank Clinton for nothing.

The President submits his proposed budget. The Congress revises. If Clinton
had gotten his choosen budget approved, the deficit would be even lower than
what was passed through Congress. http://www.cbpp.org/3-7-03bud.pdf


> And accordingly, you can't fault Bush for the current budget mess.
>
> But it appears that leftists and democrats may *finally* be realizing
> one of the valid issues that can be used against the republicans.
> Massive spending increases.
> And it isn't mostly from the war on terror, either.
>
> Maybe they'll finally stop spewing some of their lies and start
> focusing on the real problems of the Bush administration and the
> republican congress.
>
> Maybe.
>
> But probably not...