President Obama’s budget proposal was met with predictable election-year hostility from congressional Republicans, who deemed the $3.8 trillion spending plan ridden with gimmicks and tax increases that they said would further threaten the still-fragile economy. With the presidential campaign looming large, the president’s proposal was virtually dead on arrival, with congressional Republicans unlikely to go along with tax increases on the country’s millionaires and billionaires.

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salemreader

02/14/2012 07:59 AM

John Boehner is a gloomy reflection of a time when conservatives could be trusted to at least have America's best interests at heart rather than power and their overseas bank accounts.

NER-MCFC

02/14/2012 08:10 AM

Just keep in mind that when Republicans say that Obama's budget will hurt the economy, they mean that they hope it will hurt the economy; because that's the only way they have any kind of chance to retake the White House.

begolfing

02/14/2012 03:40 PM

Where's Reids budget?