President Bush promises money for the American people "paid out in $200 bills with my face on them."
President Bush took his budget to Congress and the American public on Tuesday night, speaking for nearly an hour about his plan. It was the first time Bush has spoken to the House and he received numerous bursts of applause, shouts and laughter.
The president covered many diverse topics and pledged trillions of dollars during the course of his speech. Nearly six billion dollars alone will go to boost the budget for the Pentagon, to fund a military that Bush called "second to none." This came as a surprise to those who remember his pre-election rhetoric about how the military was in ailing shape.
In addition, Bush also talked about how he would fund education, social services, social security, health care, medicare, programs for the poor, the enviroment, and pay off the national debt. He also pledged to solve the energy crisis and to institute election and campaign finance reform.
Bush then took the time to try and build support for his tax cut, which is equally at odds with both Republcans and Democrats. The president promised to cut taxes for Americans, especially for the unfortunate rich who will reap thousands of dollars in returned federal tax money.
Many in Washington question how Bush plans to lower tax rates, eliminate other tax penalties, and still have money left over to fund his multitude of programs.
"Don't think about this too much," he said at one point, "I know I sure didn't. But you can trusts me when I says that it all works out on paper. I did the math on it myself, and I am happy to say that two plus two still equals five."
