Tax Cuts & Drug Benefit will Cost at Least Five Times as Much as Projected

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

Excerpt: "In a statement at his press conference December 20, President Bush said his Administration had already begun tackling the long-term budgetary costs of Medicare, with the enactment of the Medicare pres.cription drug bill. The drug bill, the President implied, would ultimately reduce Medicare costs. The President's comments were made in response to a question as to why he was taking on Social Security now and not Medicare, when the budgetary pressures from Medicare will be far ...." (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)



http://www.cbpp.org/1-4-05socsec.htm

[bunkerbuster1]

1. Why SS and not Medicare? Ok...why Iraq and not Afghanistan?

Someone might want to ask that one, again.

Like maybe a prominent Democrat? Anyone?

Just sayin'. Seein's how a majority of Americans have got it through their thick skulls that Iraq is a clusterfuck, and all.

Maybe the Democrats are trying to make this battle a "sporting" one? Only explanation I can reckon.