Tight Budget Has Room for Special Projects

[Moloch]

WASHINGTON - Despite soaring deficits, the government spending plan awaiting President Bush (news - web sites)'s signature is chock-full of special items for industries and communities. Consider $443,000 to develop salmon-fortified baby food, or $350,000 for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Lawmakers from both parties who approved the $388 billion package last weekend set aside plenty of money for projects certain to sow good will in their home districts.

The time-honored practice flourished despite the ballooning deficit, less money for federal programs and rising unease about how government will finance the futures of Medicare and Social Security (news - web sites).

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=5&u=/ap/20041123/ap_on_go_co/congress_favored_projects

[Hobarticus]

1. Buying back the Presidential yacht is definately a national priority...

:mad:

[UL_Approved]

2. Its only big enough for the GOP

Did anybody really expect more than this from the GOP? Fiscal responsibility, moral values, tough on terror. Lies, pure lies.