Bush to Request $120B More for War Funding

Great. Cut funding for education and healthcare, but request billions more for war.

70 billion for the war, 18 billion for the hurricane relief? If I were an American that was affected by the hurricane, I would be none too happy.

I'm glad to see the support for American Imperialism is still at an all-time high. I wonder if this 70B will rollover to Iran and North Korea... or if we'll have to ask for more cuts to support those future endeavors.

Bush's legacy will surely confound historians. A Christian conservative, Imperialist, tax-and-spend deficit dove. Fascinating. Let's see, what else. Right-to-lifer, but digs capital punishment, torture, and eavesdropping. Loves faith-based initiatives, as long as it's Christian faith, as opposed to say, Muslim or some other "strange" religion. What will they think?

By the time the histories are written, it will all be clear. The guy was confused, because he was suffering from dry-drunk pre-senility dementia. I'll bet you.

I was one of those guys who said that Reagan was a senile idiot WHILE he was in office, and my MBA peers made me feel bad. Turns out it was true, he had early-stage Alzheimers!

"If approved by Congress, the war money would push spending related to the wars toward a staggering half-trillion dollars."

Put it on the pile!

This is nutty. Another $120B and the situation isn't getting any better on the ground. Americans still dying, Iraqis still dying. People without clean water or electrical power.

Get a grip people!

This makes my head spin. I can't believe what I am reading.

The worst thing of all is that congress will give it to him.

God, I can't wait until this maniac's term is over.

At $100 billion dollars we have already spent just under $90,000 for every person in New Orleans. And the repairs to the greater New Orleans area are temporary at best. The town is below sea level. I heard one estimate that suggested that it could only stay where it is for another 70 or so years before the ocean took it over.

I am not trying to trivialize the loss for the people of New Orleans, it continues to be a tragedy for the people of the region. But can we spend the money in more effective ways? Relocation? Re-education? Job training? Or am I completely missing the point?

What I guess I am trying to get across is that we can't begin to scratch the surface of the problem with a two line comment in a blog posting. The problems are much more complex than just criticize George Bush, and make fun of his administration. Why not put forth a suggestion, or tell us how you would have spent the budget. Do any of us even understand the budget? What is needed are constructive debates on the solution, not finger pointing. If you have a better idea, call or write your local congressman or senator and let them know what you think should be done. After all they are the ones that have to pass the proposal, and I am sure they would welcome all the help they could get. Or maybe you could suggest they cut out one of their FAT, FAT, pork barrel projects to help send more money to the Gulf Coast.

But then again these are just the ravings of a lunatic in a news blog. What do I know?