Hidden Cuts in Defense - What "O's" Budget Won't Reveal

Mar 01, 2009 - Public Post * This is an *excellent piece! ==================================================== Hidden Cuts in Defense - What "O's" Budget Won't Reveal James Carafano, PhD By all reports, when President Obama's budget is released today, it will envision spending more money on defense. The figure thrown around most is an 8 percent increase over last year. - 0 Comments

U.S. Senate Democrats move ahead with budget plan

Mar 26, 2009 - PUBLIC POST * UPDATE 1-U.S. Senate Democrats move ahead with budget plan Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:53pm EDT Senate Budget Democrats approve $3.41 trillion plan Republicans offer budget alternative with few details Senate budget panel rejects attempt to cut some spending (Recasts with Senate committee action, Nelson comments) By Jeremy Pelofsky and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Thursday pushed forward President Barack Obama's $3.55 trillion budget proposal with minor changes, brushing aside Republican attempts to slash spending and taxes. - 0 Comments

New Jersey: Corzine calls for 'choices we might not otherwise make' in budget address

Mar 11, 2009 - Corzine calls for 'choices we might not otherwise make' in budget address By DEREK HARPER Statehouse Bureau, 609-292-4935 Published: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/185/story/425145.html Gov. Jon S. Corzine proposed a $29.8 billion budget Tuesday that would slash state spending by 9.4 percent but cushion the blow to the state's most vulnerable residents, the governor said. - 0 Comments

Obama's budget makes a bad situation worse.

Mar 28, 2009 - A Big, Fat Failure Obama's budget makes a bad situation worse. by Matthew Continetti Well, it's about time. The Beltway is waking up to the realities of President Obama's budget plan, which taxes, spends, and borrows as far as the eye can see. - 2 Comments

SPIN METER: Obama's latest budget-tightening effort hardly makes a dime's worth of difference

Apr 20, 2009 - SPIN METER: Obama's latest budget-tightening effort hardly makes a dime's worth of difference Andrew Taylor and Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) -- Cut a latte or two out of your annual budget and you've just done as much belt-tightening as President Barack Obama asked of his Cabinet on Monday. The thrifty measures Obama ordered for federal agencies are the equivalent of asking a family that spends $60,000 in a year to save $6. Obama made his push for frugality the subject of his first Cabinet meeting, ensuring it would command the capital's attention. - 42 Comments

Throwing Down the Gauntlet: House GOP Accepts Obama’s Empty Offer to Debate Budget Proposal

Mar 26, 2009 - PUBLIC POST * Finally, an alternative proposal. Now if the Conservatives and Moderates will just work together to come up with a reasonable final product.... ==================================================================================== Throwing Down the Gauntlet: House GOP Accepts Obama’s Empty Offer to Debate Budget Proposal Boehner, Ryan, GOP Answer the Challenge from President "I Won" to Provide Alternatives to Spendtaculous Maximus Posted by Jeff Emanuel (Profile) Thursday, March 26th at 2:10PM EDT Just hours after the House Democratic leadership forced President Obama’s $3,600,000,000,000.00 budget for fiscal year 2010 through the House Budget Committee, the House GOP unveiled their alternative to the president’s astronomical spending bill (the GOP document can be seen here, courtesy of good friend and RS contributor Dan Spencer). - 4 Comments

Gregg: Budget forecast a lie

Mar 13, 2009 - Gregg: Budget forecast a lie Posted: Thursday, March 12, 2009 12:55 PM by Domenico Montanaro Filed Under: White House, Congress, Republicans From NBC’s Ken Strickland It was obvious to most Capitol Hill insiders why President Obama wanted Republican Judd Gregg as a member of his cabinet: He's one of the sharpest money-minds in Congress. But instead of getting Gregg's counsel within the administration, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner found himself today of the receiving end of Gregg's fiscal conservative wrath. In a hearing before the Senate Budget Committee Gregg dressed down Geithner with facts, figures, and charts. - 6 Comments

President Barack Obama's plea for patience in the economic turmoil does not fit with bullish budget

Mar 24, 2009 - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's plea for patience in the economic turmoil Tuesday fits with the view of most economists that a turnaround will take some time. It doesn't fit quite so neatly with his bullish budget. The president's spending plans and deficit projections rest on the assumption that the economy will post solid growth next year after a mild, further decline this year. - 6 Comments