You just know this is going to be a lose-lose:
One day after pledging to undertake one of history's largest reconstruction efforts, President Bush served notice yesterday that rebuilding the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast will require spending cuts elsewhere in the federal budget.I have a feeling most Americans view that whole Iraq thing as unnecessary spending. But Bush doesn't. They could also stop pushing for the tax cuts for the wealthy. But Bush won't.
Amid growing concern among congressional Republicans about the huge cost of the planned reconstruction effort, Bush said the federal government can foot the bill without resorting to a tax increase. "You bet it's going to cost money. But I'm confident we can handle it," Bush said. "It's going to mean that we're going to have to cut unnecessary spending."
We know do this. First, Bush and Rove will screw up the rebuilding and it will be unbelievably corrupt. Second, they'll use this as an opportunity to eviscerate every other social program. Third, we won't be any safer.
