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idiot Bush out of the White House.. I am soo sick of ur lies..

Our pitiful 110th liberal Congress isn't worried about the deficit, in fact, it wants to make the budget 30% bigger by adding more handouts to the stimulus package.
Hmmmmm, why doesn't CNN post that article??

Way to go, Farrell from Houston, you got it right. He's (Bush) never cared what Americans thought about his fiscal policies. When the "R" rule the House and Senate he turned a blind eye to any and all spending legislation, and look where it's gotten us. Now he's submitting a $3.11 trillion budget request, what a joke! I wonder if he knows how many zeros are in a trillion. Like many, I'm "waiting to exhale" on 20 Jan 09; Hurry!!!

bush never cared about the poor, disabled and elderly people, he is always trying to take things away from these people. he needs to be increasing benefits to the disabled and elderly, and they deserve a stimulus package too. i, for one will be glad when bush"s presidental days are over and pray for a president that will stand up for the poor, disabled and elderly in this country. bush is a real loser. i hope congress will stand up for us. thanks

I'd say the tax cuts are probably going to favourable Chinese Empires. Probably Bush's idea on how to get a subsidy on the mega debt he owes China

When Gov. Bush left Texas, it was in a financial mess and bankrupt. The Worse President Ever has now done the same thing to our country.

I voted for this President and as a result have completely lost faith in the Republican party. Republicans are hypocritical and vitirol.

The Republican party entered the century with a budget surplus and growing economy only to leave it more in debt, an unneccesary and unfinished war, a recession on the verge of stagflation, out of control immigration issues, melting down health care system and record energy costs (as well as record energy company profits).

Bush is the WORSE. PRESIDENT. EVER.

Economic Growth packages are not authorized under the Constitution.

Why do republicans always want to spend so much money on stuff that destroys and kills and so little on stuff that builds and helps?

Alice in Florida…I don’t turn my TV off. I greet him with an obscene salute and a few words that perhaps my grandkids shouldn’t hear.

There is a lot of reference to the tax cuts for business that Bush is tryinf to make permanebt. Can anyone define what the cuts actually are ?? JB

Million, Billion, Trillion.......

Do you know what comes NEXT?

Quadrillion!

I wonder if I will live long enough to see that figure in the federal budget........

Georgie is asking Congress to ask China to lend us some more money ... (since ours isn't worth the paper to wipe your butt on)

Why not ask CNN to ask (whoever is telling them to censor Ron Paul) for it? Surely there's enough money from those pockets to bail Georgie's sinking ship – which happens to be taking us along for the ride ...

First it was Nixon, then Reagan, Bush father and Bush son. I was recently reading "The Unfinished Nation" by Alan Brinkley and "The Seventies" – history keeps repeating itself every time there is a Republican in the White House. They always talk about cutting taxes (they don't say it's only for the rich), they talk about small governments (all programs included – EXCEPT the defense in which they pump a lot of money – more and more with each new Republican president), moral values (which they are the first ones to brake – kind of like, do what I say not what I do), and last but not least they talk about fiscal restrain, but they run the biggest deficits in the history of the country (Reagan more than Nixon, not to mention Bush son which makes Reagan's deficits – which by the way were also record deficits at that time- look like nothing)

Can't we send President Bush home early. . .again, he's after his own agenda and completely ignoring our country's needs and wants. At least, can we send him to bed without either dinner or a budget.

Thank God I was smart enough not to vote for him, I knew he was going to be a disaster from the beginning, a "C" average in high school, got walked through ivy league college by daddy, then lost the popular vote and somehow still became president. I wonder how you people you voted for him look yourselves in the mirror. I cant believe you elected a president that would put us in this big of a hole?! You didn't see this coming? come on America! wake up!
we need another Clinton to fix another Bush's mess
Hilliary 08

Gary in Detroit,,

You struck upon an idea I haven't considered. It didn't occur to me that our leading export (our jobs and manufacturing capacity) were traded for loans to keep our overspending going. It makes sense though. Our political leaders staunchly refuse to accept the idea that most Americans would rather work and buy American than beg for scraps and buy what little they can afford from the Chinese. When the Chinese come to America (armed),, they'll remember who betrayed their countrymen and do something evil to the politicians who helped them get here.

To put this in perspective, it is about $11,000 for every man, woman, and child in this country. What's your family's share?

Bush is only asking for enough to see his term thru, he will let the next president show americans that we are not leaving the middle east by asking or demanding supplimental funding. It's a kind of a "see what Ive been trying to tell ya" moment after the next president takes office and the first thing they have to do is fund the on-going war.

Im Proud to say Im one of the 59 Million + people in this country that didnt vote for this idiot!

I am writing simply to say that I'm speechless! The fact that Bush represents our country is a shame and an outrage.

Roy R, America is not free (tried to get on a plane lately or open a new bank account?), and it is not safe–even the politicians agree on that. We got nailed on GWB's watch when signs were ignored. Now I'm seeing how the 32% who support him think. Thanks for the insight. Nothing personal. Mrs. A.

roy, that's funny! i love sarcasm!!!!!!

and that is why mccain will go down in flames!

America is free and safe, because of GWB's war on terror.
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No one should be delusional enough to think Bush has protected our borders. He didn't stop the FIRST attack and he doesn't deserve credit for stopping any others unless someone is foolish enough to think that no foreigner terrorists could walk across our borders ANY day. Quit excuses and face facts.

Bush needs $3.11 trillion to built a Bridge from Crawford TX. to Dubai ! He and Dick Cheney have additional secret ventures with the ARABS.

Tell me what makes people vote a Republican like Bush in for a second term when he was such a disaster the first term?

And now with the end of Bush's second term, even worse than the first term, people please wake up and realize what is happening.

People take your voting and your candidates seriously. We are losing our Democracy.

The country was good while it lasted!

America is free and safe, because of GWB's war on terror.
You can bet that this is the line McCain will use to win US presidency.

Roy R

matt, i cant recall ANY democrats going to congress to ask for THREE TRILLION DOLLARS!!!

it's not even true, BUT even if it were "tax & spend" is a helluva lot safer than "borrow from foreign countries & spend"!

3 Trillion!!!! Most of it for defense!! We could rebuild New Orleans, secure our borders, beef up our intelligence service, get a workable health care program established, have more money for our failing schools.....among other things, and probably still have enough left over for dinner and a movie.

this is detestable. I sincerely hate bush. with all these republicans talking about fiscal responsibilty it is enraging that these same republicans supported Bush's policy's for eight years and continue to do so(except Ron Paul.) He is going to continue to ruin and rape this nation, and now with it being his last year he can do it without impunity. Bush is a disasterous leader and a terrible person. I really hope their is something inside him that eats him with shame. I hope he looks in the mirror everyday and feels the weight of every life he has destroyed. History will remember bush as the stupid tyrant.

To David in Dallas Tx who says "Vote for fiscal responsibility–vote Democrat!"

Oh, come now, David! The only difference between the Democrats and most of the Republicans is how they waste our money. Both parties seem dedicated to the proposition that taxpayers' wallets are theirs to raid and that our childrens' futures are theirs to mortgage.

If you want true fiscal responsibility, vote for Ron Paul.

For all you math experts.. 407Billion/3.11Trillion = 1.3% budget deficit,

including 145 Billion in stimulus. Remove it and we have a .08% deficit. Both well below the EU's 3% ceiling, not to mention well below most EU state deficits..

Dear Mr. President,

Thanks for sticking us with your tab!!

Signed,

America's Children

Dear Mr. President,

Thanks for sticking us with your tab!

Dear Mr. President,

Thanks for sticking us with your tab!!

(National Debt 1980: 1 trillion..........National Debt 2008: 9 trillion!)

Baby-Boomers:

Pay your bills!!!!!!

I guess the Health of Americans isn't as important to Bush as the
devastation he created in Iraq with their money.

as we see, the war just continues to cripple this country. I guess we will continue down this path and have China help us finance it so in the future, China can destroy us without ever firing a shot. just brilliant.

hahahahah! bob your comments are so funny. thanks for the good laugh!

Tell Bush that the first portion of that budget increase can come by cutting his salary to zero, and then wage-freezing Congress for the next decade, offering increases only if they meet targeted goals and a majority percent in voter satisfaction.

bushes (definition): minor league —usually used in plural "spent twelve years in the bushes"

Obviously republicans don't know anything about fiscal responsibility

Unbelievable!!!! If they had just keep a close eye on all the Corporate contractors over in Iraq, then maybe THE WAR WOULDN'T HAVE COST AS MUCH!!!!

Seriously! The sad thing is that these companies STILL continue to win contracts because of Bush and Co. and there is evidence proving that these companies stole BILLIONS of taxpayers money!!!!

How is this possible? What has become of our country?

Republican fiscal conservativism at its finest: cut taxes, raise spending, keep a war going that's getting us deeper and deeper into debt to foreign powers, and make retired folks pay for it.

Replace the budget surplus you inherited with several years of record deficit.

And many Republican candidates want to make this fiscal irresponsibility permanent??

Vote for fiscal responsibility–vote Democrat!

Bush has the economic know how of a soft pretzel.

It's not the president's job to 'run' the economy, he only has a say in it. But when others give the president so much leeway and make these ridiculous aggreements with his antics and policy; it's like a runaway train! I'm jumping off -

JB
Texas

Okay so I had to read this article twice to make sure I was not dreaming!! Is he serious? Now where are these funds supposed to come from. He has bled this country dry with the BS war...of while All the Katrina victims are still living in Tattered FEMA trailors. I seriously think Mr. Bush really needs to sit down and let Laura run things...It worked for Nancy and Ronald. Good Where is Hillary and Obama!!?

~Dana~

And then he vetos Democratically-controlled Congress budgets because they've got a few billion in pork (he never vetoed pork when the Reps had control). Who on earth are the 32% of the people who still support this guy?

republicans. conservatives. fiscal responsibility. WHAT A JOKE!

China and Japan have lent our government trillions of dollars and in return they get our jobs. It's what's called a ' downward spiral ' .

Could Bush be the anti-Christ?

More reason to vote for Ron Paul, the only presidential candidate who would adibe strictly by the Constitution. Federal Government was never intended to have so much power, the States should have the most power.

IMAGINE IF THE PRESIDENTIAL TERMS WERE 8 YEARS INTEAD OF 4....

THERE WOULD BE NOTHING LEFT....BUSH HAS RUN AMERICA INTO THE GROUND LIKE EVERY BUSINESS HE HAS OWNED....

Nevertheless, the White House says it expects the deficit to fall to $160 billion in fiscal 2010 and reach a surplus of $48 billion in 2012.

Is this cause our country can deport him?

how sad. Unfortunately this policy will NOT go away with Bush administration. "tax and spend" is at least more honest than "borrow and spend"

I can't wait for Bush to get out of the Oval Office! He wants to run up the national deficit and make his tax cuts permanent while claiming America is at "War on Terrorism"! The budget doesn't even include war costs in Iraq and Afghanistan? Didn't we just send more than 2500 additional troops to Afghanistan? Bush is an idiot!

Correction, Bush is not a Texan. He just happened to live there and ruin their schools before the nations. I agree with the fact that I didn't vote for him, even for Governor of Texas. And Romney appears to be on the same road as him.

This is one thing that the entire country can unite on: the Bush Administration's SPENDING HAS BEEN OUT OF CONTROL! What good are tax cuts if you're gonna spend like a coke addict? I'm glad he has less than a year left. I truly feel that almost anyone will be better than Bush.

Then again, I forgot this was a CNN Board.

Wow. Seriously. God I can't wait till he's gone, it's like he doesn't even care anymore.

COLLECTIVE WILL,

Bush is not a shady Texan. He cant be, he isnt from TEXAS, he just moved here.

It's AMAZING how fast some people here have read the entire budget and aired their opinions.
I wish I had access to it and was abe to digest it all so fast.

Because of the spending in the war in Iraq, when my three grand children grow up, they would have to work very hard to pay for it, probably would never be enough. dancewu(dot)net

I DONT COMPREHEND BUSH'S YOKEL REASONING

i'm just hoping that this money is being spent on things that americans can actually benefit from, and the money is not coming out of thin air by using the fuzzy math the goverenment loves to use. if i did my budget the way the government does theirs, i'd be living on the streets and selling my blood just to eat. when i first got a job i was told that i should spend only what i have or what i can earn right away, save a little for the future, and not buy stuff that i don't need. i was also told that while it is ok to give to charity, it is really just stupid to give your money away. why is it that no one in our government seems to understand these very simple, yet basic, ideas. it doesn't really seem to matter which party is in control, the government just seems completely unable to apply simple budgeting rules.

How about Healthcare? Plenty of Bush cuts here. He would rather spend our tax dollars to rebuild the bridges in Iraq that we blew up.

Instead of increasing Homeland Security by 11%, how about reducing it 50% and using these funds for Healthcare Security. Take a trillion out of Iraq and put that in the bank.

What an immoral ending to a failed presidency.

Bush is NOT a Texan. He's from Connecticut. Please do not humiliate the great State of Texas.

Sad part is, the democrats in Congress will demand we spend more. The only thing worse than a Republican that spends like a democrat, is a democrat.

Bush Will Be Remembered for the BREAKING OF AMERICA! and breaking the backs of the poor and defenceless and all they ask for is a chance in life

This is a so-called conservative republican with a $3.11 trillion budget and deficits of over $400 billion. Give me a break. The conservative republicans are not fiscally responsible....they have blown a hole in the budget once again.

Why publicize what Bush does, he's not looking for the approval of the American people and never has.

End the War, Save our Country from Bankruptcy, Retore our liberties.
What waste and mis-spending!!

Alice in Florida;

I'm with you, so proud of myself that I had enough sense NEVER to have voted for that idiot some call our President. What about those who did? When are they going to take responsibilty for their choice?

The frat boys are on the way out, next up is prosecution of the lot of them...

The WORST president in American history – Hoovers ghost must be smiling...

Let me get this straight, tax cuts for the rich to be paid for by cutting health benefits for the elderly and the poor. All I can say is that there better be a Hell! This should sure up a Democratic victory come November. Unbelievable!

Defense is good.

6% more spending? Just to get more people killed overseas and continue crashing our dollar. With the Republican party as the new Democrats, and the Democrats now as the Socialist party, it's time for someone to do what has to be done. Ron Paul 2008.

So has anyone looked at the National Debt Clock lately..?

Let's Help our own people.

Way to go George W.... you are leaving a huge mess... Just a few years back when you came to office we just did not know what to do with the Budget surplus.

I guess you figure out how to throw it all away.... At least EXXON and the Oil industry is doing well...

We never got to meet the UNITER and the fiscal conservative... We are just glad your going away in less than a year.... CAN"T WAIT!!!!

Let's concentrate on the USA

Mitt makes my skin crawl also, Jeff.

I thought Bush was supposed to be a fiscal conservative??? The Iraw war is not only costing our country lives, but money.

We need to get out of the war before we are all dead or bankrupt. I really hope we can get spending back on track and start budgeting before the US has to go into foreclosure.

I wonder why no one has defended him yet. Come on Bushies defend the man you voted into office!

As I write this, Mr. President has 688 days, 4 hours 14 min days left in office. Can't come fast enough for me!!

Bush is the biggest idiot – what a loser. Funny thing is, Obama sounds just like him. Same speeches from 7 years ago – I can unite the congress, I am a uniter. Yeah, right !!

Alice, I voted for bush twice, God forgive me!
I will not make the same mistake voting for mccain
McCain Nominated I will vote Democrat

Is it surprising that he wants to try and pack enough money in this budget to take care of himself, his vice president, and his cronies for the rest of their lives? I wonder how much of it is going to "no child left behind," a program his brother creates and markets a product for. And this while naturally cutting medical programs for the elderly and the poor. And at a $400,000,000 deficit? Do we not remember bush (uncapitalized for emphasis) saying that he needed to start focusing on becoming a private citizen again by replenishing the coffers? (his coffers) This is what he was talking about.

And I agree with Alice in Florida... thank God I never voted for nor liked him either. Kind of like Mitt Romney, who also makes my skin crawl.

What's another TRILLION here and there? Remember folks the BILLIONS in Iraq are still off budget. Ah, it good to be king.

Rollback his tax cuts.
End his War in Iraq.

Tax cuts for the rich and cuts in medicare for elderly and poor.
Why people ever vote Republican I will never know.

If I were in the Congress, I would just, like, pull out my empty pockets, lint spilling to the floor, and shrug apologetically.

BUSH is a SHADY TEXAN!!!

Another testament to fiscal conservatism as we know it. Cut taxes drastically, but increase spending at rates never seen before. ATTENTION CONSERVATIVES – JUST BECAUSE THE HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT ON DEFENSE PROJECTS DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE DEFICIT MAKES FISCAL SENSE. 30 billion to fund children's healthcare? Thats ridiculous. 2 billion PER WEEK in Iraq? Sounds like a bargain. Retards.

Only 351 days with him in office left according to my "Bush Out of Office Countdown" calendar, which is hilarious!

Hopefully, he won't do too much more damage in that short amount of time, since Congress can now safely ignore him much like the rest of the country already does.

I know I turn off my TV every time that simpering face and voice come on and have been doing so for a long time.

I just thank God that I never voted for him.

Its the congress's job to deal with the budget. Bush needs to stop overstepping his boundaries as a president. He has subverted the constitution on numerous occasion and this is just another attempt by him to do so. When an individual breaks the law they are punished for their doings. Why is Bush not held accountable for his actions? Why would the senate or the house let something like this go on without showing the American people how Bush has expanded the power of the presidency.

This is NOT what the founding fathers had in mind for this country.

The REpublicans in Congress need to take the lead on this and tell the President to back off and become a conservative again. Ask for all of the money NOW not in supplements later in the year, I don't get to ask for a supplement when I see money is running out during the year. Republican's MUST stand up to this president if we want to have a chance of winning in '08.

What a joke. Bush just please go away.