" Only last spring, the Democrats were unable to stop President Bush's $1.35 trillion, ten-year
tax cut. But with the economy slowing, the budget surplus shrinking and President Bush in danger of having to
break his pledge not to dip into the Social Security surplus, Democrats have returned to
Washington crowing, "I told you so."
"This is the Bush budget and the Bush tax cut," said Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota, the majority leader.........."
"The Bush budget, Bush tax cut, Bush economy" refrain will go hand-in-hand with a concerted Democratic campaign this fall to force Mr. Bush to submit a new budget -- one that reflects the new economic projections and details the politically painful choices he may have to make in response to them........
Excerpt from "Which Way to Win Control of Congress? by Alison Mitchell, Section 4, Page 1
from The New York Times , Sunday, September 9, 2001. |
