Bush threatens to veto budget becasue it is not spending enough!

How about this? President Bush is dusting off something he has not used since he entered the Oval Office, a veto. Now, is this becuase of some big budget busting bill like a transportation bill? No. It is bigger, the budget bill. Holy cow! Finally saying no to spending? Alas, no.

According to the New York Times, "The Bush administration threatened Tuesday to veto a huge budget bill if Congress withdrew $10 billion set aside for health insurance companies participating in the Medicare program." I guess the medical field is the new oil industry for Bush. Throw $7B at bird flu and threaten to whack the whole budget if Congress tries to show some fiscal restraint and cut a $10B subsidy for HMO's.

George Bush is no Ronald Reagan. That much is damn sure. He makes me wish for the days of the Tax and Spend liberals. At least they tried to pay for what they did and not shaft the furture generations with the bill. George Bush is a disgrace in the category of fiscal responsibility. Must have been hit in the hit with too many kegs.