Bush considers domestic spending freeze

From an article at MSGOP:

Homeland security, defense would be exempt

We wouldn't expect otherwise. It would be an empty room at the inauguration without all of those war profiteers shelling out 100 grand for a creepy candlelight dinner with you, wouldn't it. Gotta keep Wyoming safe from the evildoers.

The president has yet to make final decisions on the $2.5 trillion budget he will send Congress in February, administration officials say. Even so, he and his aides have made it clear that domestic programs will be squeezed.

I look forward to working with Congress on fiscal restraint,” the president said. “And it’s not going to be easy.”

That's our guy, the picture of modern fiscal restraint and the face of shrewd Conservatism.

Or maybe not.

Excluding homeland security and emergencies like hurricanes, domestic spending has grown by 27 percent since Bush took office in 2001.

“I really do believe that this White House gets it,” said Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., a leading House conservative.