Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't

In his first term, Bush ran up huge deficits through massive spending increases in all sectors of government...and the Democrats howled. In his second term, he's pushing for minimal increases in spending to cut the size of the deficit...which will also receive howls from the Democrats.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said Monday he will submit a federal budget that will cut the deficit in half in five years and maintain strict spending discipline.

"We will provide every tool and resource for our military, we will protect the homeland," Bush said. He said he would "maintain strict discipline in spending tax dollars."