Stubborn W

Even his fellow Republicans start worrying about him. Bush has gone too far with his spending. He just doesn't care. All he needs is to win again. An article in NYTImes describes how long time supporters (incl. Heritage Foundation, Club for Growth, WSJ) of Bush and the GOP in general have growing exasperation toward Bush stubbornness.

"... The government ran a deficit of $374 billion in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, and the deficit is expected to be around $500 billion for the current fiscal year. When Mr. Bush took office three years ago, the Congressional Budget Office forecast a surplus of $5.6 trillion for the following decade..."The Republican party has long been the party of small government," an aide to a senior Republican senator said, "but the era of small government has ended for the Republican Party."...."