$2.5 Trillion Budget Plan Cuts Many Programs

$2.5 Trillion Budget Plan Cuts Many Programs (washingtonpost.com)

"President Bush plans to unveil a $2.5 trillion budget today eliminating dozens of politically sensitive domestic programs, including funding for education, environmental protection and business development, while proposing significant increases for the military and international spending, according to White House documents."

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"But Cheney defended the cuts as measured....'It's not something we've done with a meat ax, nor are we suddenly turning our back on the most needy people in our society.'"

Right you are, Dick. There's nothing sudden about this. The GOP has been turning its back on society's neediest for twenty-five years now. These cuts may be dramatic--and unfair--but they're certainly not surprising or sudden.