because the Dems are trying to create a better country

Dem budget plan boasts boost to security

WASHINGTON - A budget plan promising spending increases for education, health care and national security neared House passage Thursday as Democrats pressed their first budget plan since regaining control of Congress.

Meanwhile, Republicans regrouping from their loss of a majority in last year's election faced a difficult vote Thursday on whether to cut Medicare to help finance renewal of President Bush's 2001 and 2003 tax cuts.

The Democratic plan predicts a sizable surplus in five years, but only if Bush's tax cuts expire in 2010 as scheduled. Democrats said the $2.9 trillion plan for next year would point the way to a surplus after years of red ink under Bush and a GOP-controlled Congress.

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So, the Dems will be able to balance the budget unless the repugs continue to screw the rest of us so that they can give their tax cuts to the rich. Hopefully, the Dems will prevail!