The dems will not go for it, they say. But their track record for last year says he may get it.


Setting the stage for one last budget battle with the Democratic Congress, President Bush plans to propose $178 billion in long term cuts to Medicare in the fiscal 2009 budget he will unveil on Monday.

A White House official confirmed Thursday that Bush will propose $208 billion in mandatory budget reductions in all, with Medicare cuts taking up the majority of that figure.

The administration declined to release specifics of what programs under Medicare would be affected in the budget, but this proposal is nearly three times the $66 billion in cuts to Medicare last year. The Medicare cuts would be carried out over five years.


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Yea, he can push for cuts now that he has nothing to lose.

Its been a year since the democrats took over congress - they have yet to sprout a backbone. Perhaps now is the time.

Segep wrote:Don't hold your breath. The Dems have been the Super Weenie Hut Jr. Party for years.

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Surrender monkeys should go to France.

He says he wants to bring down the deficit......and how much are we spending on two wars......