Distortions abound as conservatives lauded Bush's "lean" budgetConservative media figures greeted President Bush's 2006 budget proposal with distortions and omissions designed to support Bush's message that his budget is "lean" and imposes "spending restraint across the Federal Government." In fact, Bush's budget increases overall federal spending by 3.6 percent, and its much-hyped cuts in "non-security" discretionary spending (i.e., discretionary spending excluding defense and homeland security) -- while they will certainly inflict pain on the constituencies they target -- amount to only 0.12 percent of overall federal spending.
Doesn't 00.12% lean mean anything anymore? Well, we know it will to those domestic programs.
Choice WSWS news:
Bush administration tries to suppress evidence
US air traffic authority had multiple Bin Laden hijack warnings before 9/11
https://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/feb2005/faa-f11.shtml
Would it have made a difference? The info was already out there about the Bush regime's refusing to up their terrorism awareness and prevention. People just ignored it and voted for him anyway. They were like "Farenheit 9/11?, didn't prove nothing. Just a made up story."
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