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Now we’re going to have to pay the tab — Bush’s ‘tax-cut-and-spend’ legacy

The president submitted a $3 trillion budget to Congress yesterday which, I'm told, cuts domestic spending and boosts defense spending.

Not really a big surprise, is it, that a Republican president would make domestic cuts and boost defense spending? Isn't that what Republican presidents traditionally do.

What really has been the big surprise in this Republican president, however, is the "tax cut and spend" nature of his presidency -- a legacy that the next president must deal with.

For decades, conservative Republicans have chanted as their "mantra" the phrase "tax and spend Democrat." During his entire presidency, Bush has brought a new twist to things: He has cut taxes while spending like a drunken sailor.

So here we have a $3 trillion budget offering with a possible budget deficit of around $400 billion. I'm not all that good with money and budget numbers myself, and I would be the last to claim that I have answers to all this tax-cut and spend silliness -- but that seems like a heck of a bunch of money to me.

I can take the "Old Bald Guy's Escape Clause" when it comes to the national debt and humongous budget deficits -- I'll be dead and gone before the bills really come due. Sorry about leaving such a mess behind for my kids and grandkids, though.

On the other hand, to echo that popular bumper sticker: "Don't Blame Me, I Didn't Vote for Him."

Ah, well, what do I know? I'm just a guy who reads the papers.
[tags]federal budget, budget deficit, tax-cut-and-spend politics, President Bush, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]