If you're optimistic about meaningful spending cuts this fall,
especially to offset relief spending on Hurricane Katrina, read
this AP
dispatch and think again. Fiscal year 2006 begins this weekend
and only two of 11 spending bills are complete and signed. Passing
these appropriations bills will be battle enough, but as the
article lets on, Congressional leaders will likely tout a few cuts
that are little more than budget gimmicks.
On the positive side, if you haven't checked out the
blogosphere's heroic efforts in this area, be sure to visit
Porkbusters
at The Truth Laid Bear.
