It’s Tuesday evening in what’s been a busy week around these parts. Busy at work and busy at home. The Thanksgiving holiday next week has snuck up on yours truly. Honestly, it is earlier than many years, but that’s no excuse. So, I may be spending a little more time getting the house in shape for guests and a little less time blogging in the evening. Still, I promise I’ll keep SOMETHING online for y’all.
We’ll start tonight with your tax dollars and how they’re doled out.
Bush vetoes $10bn increase in health/education budget, signs $40bn increase in Pentagon budget
Bush is vetoing bills that would add money to health and education, claiming America just can’t afford to spend the money, but he has no problem signing bills that spend four times as much money on the Pentagon. Bush just asked for another $200 billion for his wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but he can’t/won’t spend another $10 billion on health and education programs for Americans since, according to him, [...]
Bush veto hits heating bill aid program for poor
Low-income U.S. families planning to rely on a federal program to help pay expensive heating bills this winter are in jeopardy after [...]
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