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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lorne who wrote (60314)	3/1/2009 12:49:13 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 224729

Congress always reduced Reagan's budget requests. Reagan always requested more spending than Congress allowed so I'm not surprised if Congress cuts down on Obama's requests.

To: lorne who wrote (60314)	3/1/2009 2:37:23 PM
From: tonto	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224729

Finally, some sanity is being spoken. WASHINGTON - President Obama's $3.6 trillion budget came under criticism from an unexpected source yesterday - Sen. Kent Conrad, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, who vowed to give the spending plan a "thorough scrubbing." The blast from within the ranks of Obama's own party comes as Congress is girding for battle over the budget document - which pays for health reform, clean energy and other programs with $1 trillion in tax hikes over the next decade. PHOTOS: Obama Sits Courtside At Bulls-Wizards "I am concerned about the long-term buildup of debt," the North Dakota senator told CNBC. "I'm especially concerned about the second five years of this budget. I don't think it goes far enough in a plan to reduce our long-term debt."