Missing context warning: the only permissible federal spending increases are for war, death and destruction

another context-challenged wapo story... instead of immediately putting the lie to what the white house is peddling with objective facts, they lead off with a statement from a democratic senator that makes it look like just another partisan ploy...

The White House threatened yesterday to use the president's veto to prevent Democrats from increasing spending on education, health care and other domestic programs.

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"The administration does not believe that the first step on a path to a balanced budget should be a substantial increase in federal spending," [the president's budget director, Rob Portman] wrote, "yet that is precisely what is called for by the Democrats' budget plan."

they let senator conrad highlight the jaw-dropping hypocrisy...

"After racking up more than $3 trillion of new debt under its watch, the Bush administration now pretends to be fiscally disciplined by threatening to veto appropriations bills because they include investments in priorities like education and veterans' health care," Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) said in a statement.

the good senator then suggests something so far beyond disingenuous, it's ridiculous...

"It is time for the administration to work with Congress instead of stubbornly insisting on everything being done its way."

it may be time, senator... in fact, it's so far past time, it's criminal, but it ain't gonna happen as long as they remain in office...

finally, in paragraph ten, some facts appear...

In March, the House approved a budget plan that would add about $24 billion to the president's $2.9 trillion spending request for fiscal 2008. The Senate's version would add about $18 billion.

note, however, that nothing was mentioned about what such massive increases were FOR... tsk, tsk, wapo...

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