Senator McCain nails it:
“The numbers are astonishing,” McCain said on “Fox News Sunday.”
“Congress is now spending money like a drunken sailor,” said McCain, a former Navy officer, “and I’ve never known a sailor, drunk or sober, with the imagination that this Congress has.”
He said growth of spending had been capped at 4 percent, but it was at least 8 percent higher. He said he will continue urging Bush to veto profligate spending bills. The president has not veto a single bill since he took office.
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An example, he said, is a massive energy bill, which also has been put aside until Congress reconvenes.
“The administration originally supported an energy bill that would cost about $8 billion. This one is up to $24 billion, and the administration is still saying it’s one of its highest priorities,” McCain said. “I don’t know how you rationalize that.”
Ha ha. I don’t know how they rationalize it, but the explanation is simple–the energy bill got bloated with give-aways to campaign contributors and corporate cronies.