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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Skywatcher who wrote (500989)	11/30/2003 3:11:53 PM
From: Dan B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

From you posted article, Re: "Republicans are the party of 'don't tax — and spend.' " I like that, that's about right. Re: "The bill providing new prescription drug benefits also called for an unprecedented level of involvement by private health plans, a long-held and long-frustrated goal of free-market conservatives." This is one fine bit of recent positive good news. Re: "Republicans said they had to rely on such tactics because Democrats had shown little interest in bipartisan cooperation." That's no doubt true. Re: "Republican leaders built a powerful coalition behind the bill in part by diverting billions from the drug benefit to subsidies for private health plans,.." Niether noted place for the billions is good. Re: ""We have come loose from our moorings. The Medicare reform bill is a good example of our lack of direction, purpose and responsibility." "...Rep. John B. Shadegg (R-Ariz.), a conservative leader, said this year's record shows how much the experience of running the government has eroded Republican commitment to limiting government. "It appears that Republicans have discovered the perks of power," Shadegg said, "and the most powerful of those is spending." I cannot disagree, except to say that unlike Shadegg, I feel this is nothing new, it is decades old. Thank-god they at least cut taxes! Dan B.