Before Bush's State of the Union, the media was trumpeting his anticipated focus on domestic issues. The idea was that Republicans would attack Democrats on domestic issues in the midterm elections. Well, Bush's budget
lets you know where his priorties are:
WASHINGTON Feb 4, 2006 (AP)-- Domestic priorities like federal aid to schools and health research are squeezed under President Bush's proposed budget for next year, but funding for the Pentagon, the war in Iraq and anti-terrorism efforts get impressive increases.
Monday's budget tome will have a price tag of more than $2.7 trillion. The departments of Education, Commerce, Interior and Energy will see their budgets, on average, frozen or cut slightly below today's already austere levels. [...]
Well, what about bird flu? He's gotta at least keep his eye on that. Or, um, not:
The National Institutes of Health's budget is frozen at this year's level and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is being asked to take a 2 percent cut. Both programs lose ground as Bush puts a higher priority on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and hurricane relief.
Well, he's still going to keep his word about the manimals, right? Right???