Gee- Who would have ever predicted this: President Bush’s new budget will project that the just-enacted prescription drug program and Medicare overhaul will cost one-third more than previously estimated and will predict a deficit exceeding $500 billion for this year, congressional aides said Thursday. Instead of a $400 billion 10-year price tag, Bush’s 2005 budget …
Archives for January 2004
Out of the Mouths of Babes
First, some quotes: Oliver Willis: Dean’s stance on the war and civil unions are actually outliers on his past, which seems to be rife with fiscal moderation and mainstream stances on the hot button issues of the day. Matt Yglesias: Indeed, I think the case can be made more strongly — insofar as taxes are …
They Have Lost Their Minds
This makes absolutely no sense: House Democrats yesterday proposed granting legal residency and the eventual option of U.S. citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants now working in the United States. Laying out their own principles for revamping the nation’s immigration laws in response to what House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called President Bush’s “political ploy,” …
The Real War Profiteers
This is not news to Balloon Juice readers, as we have been discussing the Russian, French, And German pefidy in regards to oil and Iraq for years. Check out this new bombshell: Documents from Saddam Hussein’s oil ministry reveal he used oil to bribe top French officials into opposing the imminent U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. …
Not Again, James…
It looks like papa’s got a a brand new bag. Again.: James Brown was arrested today on a domestic violence charge after allegedly pushing his wife to the floor during an argument at the couple’s South Carolina home. The 70-year-old singer was nabbed by deputies with the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office who responded to a …
Democrat Talking Points
Will the Hutton Report and the Kay Statements slow down the Democratic talking points? It should: Lord Hutton said that the central 45-minute claim contained in Mr Gilligan’s report could be proved to be wrong in future, but his allegation that the government knew it was wrong when the dossier was published was “unfounded” because …
New Hampshire
I never thought I would say this, but right now I am just so burnt out on politics I didn’t even watch the NH Primary coverage. I see that Kerry won by large numbers, so here is my quick take on the candidates so far: 1.) Kerry– He won by a convincing margin, so congratulations …