Fantasists

And now for yet another "just go read Oyster" moment.

...I won't name names, but I'm talking about the Libertarian/Moderate good government fantasists who don't understand (despite overwhelming evidence) how this radical Bush administration operates.

These are the pundits who are saying, in effect, "let's try to impress the administration who outspent LBJ with our frugality". Yeah, that should work. Under Bush, total Federal spending increased nearly 50%!!-- from $1.9 trillion in '01 to $2.7 trillion this year; while producing deficits of over $1.5 trillion!!

I will only add that I was outraged last night at WWL's hour long coverage of the opening of the LA legislative session. Over 66 percent of the city is still waiting to come home. The city of New Orleans is preparing for Mardi Gras with terrifyingly insufficient hospital services available. No one seems to know when and if they will be allowed to rebuild, or if there will be adequate flood protection for the 2006 hurricane season. But according to WWL, the most pressing issue is.... consolidating the assessor's offices? What. The. Fuck.