Dick Cheney.. is apparently not part of the executive branch

[Vinatieri for Prez]

Originally Posted by NoMyths

When one talks in buzzwords, one shouldn't be surprised that the stereotypical generic category one uses may be taken to mean a slightly larger stereotypical generic category. That's not hard to understand.

If instead of talking about "the liberals" one makes a better effort to be specific about the folks being targeted for ire, one will probably not feel as if they are being taken out of context or misconstrued, which is always a danger when talking in cliched stereotype.

Correct, if molson wanted to get his point across like he claims, then this would have been sufficient:

". . . .and I had flashbacks to all the people bitching about airport security today that's based on specific information."

Throwing in the word "all liberals" was not innocent and was in fact to take a shot at liberals. It's not that hard to understand. It may have been done subconscioiusly, but it was still done.

[chesapeake]

Originally Posted by BrianD

Was Gore that green when he was running? I thought it was odd when all of his global warming discussions happened because I didn't remember him taking that stance during the election. It is possible that I just wasn't paying attention very well at the time.

Gore had been talking about these issues when he first got on the House Commerce Committee back in 1977. It has always been the biggest string in his banjo, even if he plays others from time to time.

[chesapeake]

Originally Posted by Glengoyne
This is true, but I'm wondering how much of the increase in domestic spending is due to "The War on Terror" the Big ticket item is of course the "Department of Homeland Security", but I'm thinking there has to be others.

Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

This appears to be a pretty decent breakdown by agency of the latest budget proposal. The increases are spelled out, but not graphed.

Most of the increase in discretionary spending since 9/11 is due to the Iraq war and the war on terror. Mandatory spending -- programs like Social Security and Medicare where, if you qualify, you get payments -- have also been a major contributor to increased spending. Throw in hundreds of billions of tax cuts at the same time and you have a recipe for big, fat deficit.

The House and Senate are proposing funding increases for just about every agency, but most would see increases that outpace inflation by between 1-2 percent. Notable exceptions are the Departments of Defense, Justice and Homeland Security all of which would get increases at or near 10 percent. The VA is a special case. The Administration, with the last couple of Congress's rubber stamp, has so f-ed up veterans medical care that a big investment is needed to fix the system.

So that is a long answer to say that Glengoyne is essentially right.

That's your budget in a nutshell. You may unglaze your eyes now.