Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Greatest Budget Hits (a re-release).
Firedoglake is exercised about one item in the Administration proposed budget, a cut to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. They want to axe Sesame Street again!
Remember, this is how these folks play the budget game. (The basic insight here is Mark Schmitt's, bless his wonky heart.) Bush proposes cutting popular things, like Sesame Street and Amtrak, knowing full well that Congress will never do it. Bush gets to pose as a tough-minded deficit warrior, and Congress gets to preen as it saves the good stuff from the cutting block. For politicians, it's a win-win.
Remember, this is how these folks play the budget game. (The basic insight here is Mark Schmitt's, bless his wonky heart.) Bush proposes cutting popular things, like Sesame Street and Amtrak, knowing full well that Congress will never do it. Bush gets to pose as a tough-minded deficit warrior, and Congress gets to preen as it saves the good stuff from the cutting block. For politicians, it's a win-win.
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