Bush’s Budget Story Messier than Traffic
BUSH OFFERS TENNESSEANS ONLY PART OF THE BUDGET STORY
Visit to Nashville marks continued neglect of middle class families
Nashville, TN - “When President George Bush lands in Nashville today, we can expect him to tell only part of the story,” said Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Gray Sasser.
While the deficit is expected to slip to about $205 billion during this fiscal year, it is expected to climb back to $258 billion next year. [”A tamed U.S. deficit, but can it last?” 7/13/07]
But, President Bush is trying to take credit for something that his policies did little to affect, according to the non-partisan Concord Coalition.
“The modestly improved short-term outlook is not the result of policy actions or economic trends that are likely to keep the deficit on a downward slope,” the group noted in a recent press release. [Concord Comments on Mid-Year Review, 7/11/07]
“However, the deficit is not really the issue here,” Sasser said. “The national debt is.”
“Under this administration the national debt has risen by $2.6 trillion to approximately $8.2 trillion,” Sasser said. “President Bush continues to mortgage this country’s future, and I hope he will take a few moments between photo opportunities and motorcades to have a serious discussion on this issue.”
“Some issues merit more than stale political rhetoric, but President Bush seems more comfortable sloganeering than having an honest dialogue with Tennesseans.
“The only thing President Bush has done for Tennessee families is tie up traffic on their drive home from work when he comes to visit,” Sasser concluded.
