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[...] Senate is expected to vote on Senator John McCain's alternative budget today, as well as a number of proposed amendments. These amendments, and these votes, are where a [...]

GOP is clueless!

McCain is the Party of One. The Grand Obstructionist Party. How convenient that McCain doesn't specify which programs he would cut.

So...his plan is essentially the same as the one the Congressional Republicans released today? Extend the Bush tax cuts and increase military and veterans' spending but slash funding for everything else? And maybe John didn't get the message: it's not a BUDGET without NUMBERS!

Uh... McCain – You lost. Quit trying to set up a side presidency and work on actually helping the REAL president!!! No wonder you lost the election (thank god!!).

I don't understand, how can you INCREASE defense spending yet lower the deficit? The only way you could do that is if you basically eliminated all domestic spending.

Republicans are more interested in spending if it involves killing someone instead of helping average Americans.

This latest effort by McCain to undermine the Obama administration with smoke and mirrors is only slightly more respectable than the news earlier today that McCain is seeking a pardon of a black boxer who was imprisoned in 1913. Mind you, I have nothing against pardoning someone who is truly deserving, but c'mon, McCain – try to make your political pandering just a tad bit less obvious!

let me guess-it'll go something like this:

"cut taxes, cut spending" – on paper.
reality – "cut taxes, but spend spend spend spend spend".

the problem with the g0p ("got 0 plans") is not their agenda. it's their execution that is abysmal.

So now there are TWO GOP budgets? Crap. How many budgets do we have to wait for from the GOP before they feel like they participated? Shouldn't we be in more of, oh, say, a hurry? Or is this the paper version of Republicans saying 'NO' just because they are 'supposed' to?

I'll log in and submit my heartfelt comment as soon as I manage to stop laughing and catch my breath – that John McCain is one hugely funny guy!

So CNN is pushing a budget that is "unclear" about how McCain arrivbes at figure and gives "summaries" rather than details!! Has the tax cuts though and military spending; so much for the same old same old!!

Dude, you lost......remember?

If we cared we would have voted for him!!!!

John McCain is supposed to represent me. I live in Arizona and I cannot imagine why he is so proud to have never brought one dime back here to help our state. I called him to get on board the president's budget...I guess he didn't get the message. He is so out of touch with his state and after all he said campaigning, AZ knows just how much he really cares. I can't wait for the next election.

The Maverick. This is the reason he is the president of the ....

John McCain, The Shadow President. Wonderful.

And what about that budget is new? It's the same ole Bush plan...lookie there – President Obama was telling the truth during election season. McCain planned to be a third Bush term.