Republicans are fighting over how to pay for the enormous costs of Katrina reconstruction, debating between cutting funding for public broadcasting, cutting public funding of elections, and cutting other programs -- some necessities, some pork.
But you'll notice they've taken one option off the table: eliminating the Bush tax cuts. Despite the fact that the cuts are overwhelmingly responsible for the record federal deficits and overwhelmingly benefit the wealthiest sliver of Americans, Republicans refuse to call for the most minimal sacrifices.
This is about responsibility: responsibility to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and responsibility to the future generations of Americans whose future earnings we're currently borrowing against.
I don't want my nephews and nieces futures mortgaged by BushCo. I was speechless when he announced the tax cuts in the first place. All he thought about was padding the pockets of people with a few measly dollars. He could have used that money to set aside for an emergency (hmmm...like Katrina?) or improved the health and welfare of the citizens. But no, he had to the play the role of the benevolent leader who shares "his" wealth.
He's no leader, and he's not benevolent either.
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