Bush to Back Off Some Initiatives for Budget Plan

[45th Med]

By ROBERT PEAR and EDMUND L. ANDREWS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 — President Bush will propose a $2.3 trillion budget on Monday that backs away from some of the major spending and tax initiatives he supported in prior years, administration officials say.

Constrained by big budget deficits and political realities, the officials said they would retreat on some of their own ideas and oppose others favored by Republicans in Congress.

Bush to back off some budget initiatives

[xray s]

1. Man... I'm so old

I rememebr when the budget was only 1 trillion! :)

[pacifictiger]

2. round and round and round he goes

and where he lands nobody knows. Must be an interesting position for someone that does not appear to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. He's getting dizzier and more disoriented every day folks.