And This Is A DEMOCRAT Speaking...!!!

From today's WSJ:

This week, the United States Senate will vote on a spending package to fund the federal government for the remainder of this fiscal year. The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 is a sprawling, $410 billion compilation of nine spending measures that lacks the slightest hint of austerity from the federal government or the recipients of its largess.

The Senate should reject this bill. If we do not, President Barack Obama should veto it.

Fat chance.

(*SHRUG*)

Oh... sure... if the likes of Schumer, Collins, and Snowe weren't part of the Senate GOP Caucus there might be a shot of forging Republican unity to oppose the Obama/Pelosi/Reid borrow, print, and spend binge... but in the real world...

(*SIGH*)

The omnibus increases discretionary spending by 8% over last fiscal year's levels, dwarfing the rate of inflation across a broad swath of issues including agriculture, financial services, foreign relations, energy and water programs, and legislative branch operations. Such increases might be appropriate for a nation flush with cash or unconcerned with fiscal prudence, but America is neither.

But that's the PLAN...! Borrow, print, and spend... borrow print, and spend... borrow, print, and spend...

This is what Obama, Pelosi, Reid, and the majority of the Democratic Party WANT...!!! That's WHY the bill is written this way...!

(*D'OH*)

Our nation's current fiscal imbalance is unprecedented, unsustainable and, if unaddressed, a major threat to our currency and our economic vitality. The national debt now exceeds $10 trillion. This is almost double what it was just eight years ago, and the debt is growing at a rate of about $1 million a minute.

THEY...

(Meaning Obama, Pelosi, Reid, and most Democrats...)

DON'T...

CARE...!!!

I mean, seriously... this is THEIR bill...!!! This is the bill they WANT...!!!

Remember, folks... while Obama only took office in January of this year, the DEMOCRATS have controlled BOTH Houses of Congress for the past TWO-PLUS years...

(*SIGH*)

Folks. This is a DEMOCRATIC BILL. Period.

Last week I was pleased to attend the president's White House Fiscal Responsibility Summit. It's about time we had a leader committed to addressing the deficit, and Mr. Obama deserves great credit for doing so. But what ultimately matters are not meetings or words, but actions. Those who vote for the omnibus this week -- after standing with the president and pledging to slice our deficit in half last week -- jeopardize their credibility.

As Indiana's governor, I balanced eight budgets, never raised taxes, and left the largest surplus in state history. It wasn't always easy. Cuts had to be made and some initiatives deferred. Occasionally I had to say "no."

But the bloated omnibus requires sacrifice from no one, least of all the government. It only exacerbates the problem and hastens the day of reckoning. Voters rightly demanded change in November's election, but this approach to spending represents business as usual in Washington, not the voters' mandate.

Now is the time to win back the confidence and trust of the American people. Congress should vote "no" on this omnibus and show working families across the country that we are as committed to living within our means as they are.

But they WON'T...!!! This is what they WANT...!!! This is THEIR BILL...!!! This is the Obama, Pelosi, Reid budget proposal...!!!

The only ones who can stop this monstrosity from passing are the Republicans - and only if they stand in lockstep in the Senate.

I'll pray that this is what happens... but unfortunately I can't bet on it actually happening.

Let's all hope I'm wrong.