Friday, September 16, 2005

bush's confidence game

who will rein in this out of control dry drunk? if a private corporation tried to engage in this kind of voodoo financing, they'd be busted for fraud. "confidence" doesn't pay the creditors.

Bush Rules Out Tax Hike to Fund Recovery

By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer
14 minutes ago

WASHINGTON -
President Bush on Friday ruled out raising taxes to pay for Gulf Coast reconstruction, saying other government spending must be cut. "You bet it will cost money, but I'm confident we can handle it," he said.

"It's going to cost whatever it's going to cost, and we're going to be wise about the money we spend," Bush said a day after laying out an expensive plan for rebuilding New Orleans and the Gulf Coast without spelling out how he would pay for it.
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