[HDPM]

No, Clarkmeister has a point Jimbo. The problem when Reagan was in office was that Congress was Democrat. Now that it's a Republican congress, there is no excuse to continue with excessive spending. Where I disagree with Bush is in his ridiculous spending for social programs. It is not conservative. It is not the right thing to do. Of course politically it is seen as a necessary thing to overspend to bribe constituencies. And Republicans, even those seen as conservative in other areas, are guilty of socialist spending habits. There should be no prescription drug benefit, aid to AIDS in Africa, money to religious groups for various crap, or any other wasteful social spending. Roads and weapons are about all we need. [img]/forums/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]