Oy. we sure are screwed. Of particular interest is this analysis... ] Rep. David R. Obey (Wis.), the ranking Democrat on the ] Appropriations Committee, issued a report showing how ] much the administration would pay to meet Iraqis' needs ] compared with Americans'. The budget proposal allocates ] $157 per Iraqi for sewage improvements, compared with $14 ] per American, for example. The administration is devoting ] $38 per Iraqi for hospitals, compared with $3.30 per ] American. ] ] ] Bush's "vision for Iraq is precisely opposite his vision ] for the United States," Obey said. "We also need to have ] a balance in the budgets between what we're doing abroad ] and what we're doing here at home." Makes you think. $87 Billion War Request Details Spending (washingtonpost.com) |