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January 25, 2005
Oscar Glitz and Deficits
Today: Oscar nominees, and an answer about what snow will do the The Gates.
From Yahoo:
As Congress started to digest a new Bush administration request of $80 billion to bankroll wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, its top budget analyst on Tuesday projected $855 billion in deficits for the next decade even without the costs of war and Bush's Social Security plan.
This seems unforgivable. Why does it seem like no one gives a damn? Is it blind American optimism, or just stubborn, faith-based, irrational American optimism? Do most people fail to see how a deficit that big might affect their daily lives? Or do they fail to realize that accommodating some political awareness into their daily lives might prevent such irresponsible policy from existing in the first place?
That's somewhat hypocritical. My attitude since the election has been one of numb resignation, not activism. I'm just not sure what to do when faced with crooked politicians and half-a-country's worth of misguided souls. Ideas are welcome.
Posted by csageday at January 25, 2005 12:24 PM