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

To: Neeka who wrote (585209)	6/25/2004 5:38:36 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

Rebellion in the G.O.P. Sinks a Bill By EDMUND L. ANDREWS June 25, 2004 nytimes.com WASHINGTON, Friday, June 25 - After insisting for months that the federal budget deficit should be reduced by spending cuts rather than tax increases, House Republicans were blocked by a rebellion in their own ranks early Friday over a bill that would have imposed tough limits on spending. Voting 286 to 146, the House defeated a bill that would have frozen or reduced spending on most discretionary programs outside of defense and domestic security, while leaving the way clear to make President Bush's tax cuts permanent. The vote highlighted the conflict among Republican lawmakers, who have control of both the House and Senate, over how to claim the mantle of fiscal responsibility. House and Senate Republicans had already been unable to pass a budget resolution, which provides the framework for spending and taxes, because they could not agree on whether lawmakers should be required to find ways to pay for new tax cuts as well as new spending programs. House Republicans insisted that lawmakers should apply such restrictions only to new spending, but a handful of Republican moderates in the Senate demanded that limits apply to tax cuts as well. The shortfall in the federal budget is expected to reach a record of more than $400 billion this year, and permanently extending last year's tax cuts could add $1.4 trillion to the deficit over the next 10 years. House Republicans found themselves at odds with a powerful and turf-conscious group within their own party: members of the House Appropriations Committee, who complained that the spending limits would violate the Constitutional requirement for separation of powers between Congress and presidency. "Statutory caps would bring the executive branch into the mix of setting the budget,'' charged Representative C. W. Bill Young, Republican of Florida,the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. "O.M.B. would be in the driver's seat,'' he said, referring to the White House Office of Management and Budget. The chairman of the House Budget Committee, Representative Jim Nussle of Iowa, pleaded in vain for support. "I would ask that each and every one of us think about each other,'' Mr. Nussle said. "You've got to have a budget and you've got to have enforcement.'' Copyright 2004 The New York Times Company

To: Neeka who wrote (585209)	6/26/2004 2:18:26 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 769670

<FONT COLOR=BROWN>From the Formerly AMD thread.<font color=black> ****************************************************** Posted on Tue, Jun. 01, 2004 Crawford mayor is Kerry supporter** BY GROMER JEFFERS JR. The Dallas Morning News (KRT) - Crawford may be the heart of Bush country, but the town's mayor says John Kerry is the best choice for president. "I don't see where I'm better off than I was four years ago," Robert Campbell said Tuesday. "I don't see where the city is any better off." The Kerry campaign recently listed Campbell as one of 100 black mayors around the country - seven of them Texans - who support the Massachusetts senator over President Bush. But the campaign has not focused particular attention on the endorsement. With his sprawling ranch near Crawford, Bush is the area's most famous resident. Tourists flood the Central Texas city's tiny downtown on weekends to purchase Bush memorabilia and eat the Presidential cheeseburger basket at the Coffee Station, the restaurant that Bush occasionally visits while on vacation. Campbell, a Democrat who has been mayor since 1999, said he's met Bush once but doesn't feel inclined to support the former Texas governor. He voted for Al Gore in 2000. "I would say the city has a mix of Bush and Kerry supporters," he said. "The Kerry supporters feel like Bush has not delivered on his promises." Some Texas Republicans took the endorsement in stride. "You will find a few Kerry supporters in Texas," said Victor Carrillo, chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission. "But the majority of Texans support President Bush." Campbell says he's not worried about a backlash among his constituents. "I have the right to vote for who I want to be president," he said. "If some people around here don't like it, they can vote for someone else for mayor." --- sanluisobispo.com