August 15, 2003

George Bush's Bigger, Fatter Welfare State. The President is a liar -- but the thing he's lying about is the near half trillion dollar federal spending overrun. The Federal government is on a much bigger new spending binge than Gray Davis and the California legislature ever imagined in their wettest of wet dreams. He's what the President said the other day:

Q: With that in mind, if a Democrat were President .. and were running a $455 billion deficit, as are you, all other things being equal, wouldn't you be upset about it?

THE PRESIDENT: Let me tell you something, the deficit was caused by a recession which we inherited and did something about. The deficit was caused because we spent more money on fighting a war, and the American people expect a President to do what is necessary to win a war. So I look forward to taking this debate on. I really do. We did the right thing when it came to tax relief. We inherited a tough situation.

But most importantly, the American know that I'm not afraid to lead and to make a tough decision. And I made a tough decision, a series of tough decisions. One, to make America more secure, a tough decision to make the world more peaceful, and I made tough decisions when it comes to making sure our economy grows.

So far, the President's only "tough" decision has been to shower the American people with money he's borrowed from overseas investors. This, to say the least, is not in the long-term interest of the American people -- especially of those in the next generation who will be paying off all this new debt -- with interest.

Posted by Greg Ransom