For Some Reason, I Don't Believe Him

President Bush vetoed the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008. In the statement that he sent to the House, he said that the bill simply spends too much money. Specifically, $10 Billion more than he wanted.

So all of a sudden, George W. Bush is a fiscal conservative. Stop laughing, he really is! Here's what he said:

Americans sent us to Washington to achieve results and be good stewards of their hard-earned tax dollars.

Bush said that on the same day that he signed the appropriations bill for the Department of Defense FY 2008 budget, which increased defense spending by $40 Billion.

The reason that I mention the defense budget is not to harp on the fact that the US spends waaaaayyyyyy too much on defense, but rather to point out the hypocrisy of Bush's statement about being a good steward of our tax dollars. For example, by the Pentagon's own admission, they have "lost" several trillion dollars over the years. If Bush wants to cut spending, maybe he should have vetoed the Defense Department budget and forced them to become a little more responsible with their money before giving them more of it. Who knows, if they're able to clean up their act, maybe they'll be able to afford Bush's Iraq Occupation.