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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: DMaA who wrote (132314)3/18/2001 4:27:45 PM
From: CYBERKEN  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
I found fascinating the administration's quick response to the incredibly silly "trigger" proposal that was advanced by the irritating coterie of liberal Republicans. The tax cut would be passed in full, but if the Congress found, much to its chagrin, that it had "inadvertently" blown too much money each year, the "trigger" would cancel that tax cut installment for that year to "protect" the surplus. No need for a pesky new vote to change national policy...

The administration's counter-proposal (so simple, it's profound): Apply the "trigger" to spending instead, so that the tax benefit would more readily be preserved.

What's so fascinating about that? Why didn't the liberal Concord Coalition think of it years ago? OK, partly because the CC is the phoniest interest group ever invented. But the major feature here is that our out-of-control federal government would be reformed overnight if the President had full impoundment powers. The Prez would solve problems by the TON by simply cutting off the money wherever necessary. Oh, sure, a Clinton could do far more damage than he was able to do with this incredible power-so it would make a HUGE difference who we elected. But a Bush or a Reagan would truly "Get the government off our backs!", and it would take a whole bunch of liberal vote-rigging (ala election 2000) to turn it back in their direction.

The whole idea of "triggers" has already begun to fade. In a month, you won't hear the term anymore. Too bad...
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