It's the combination of massive tax cuts combined with massive spending on Iraq and Katrina when we already weren't able to pay our bills,

By using Social Security trust fund dollars to pay for tax cuts and other government spending, the administration significantly understates the true fiscal imbalance of the country.

money from other countries to finance Iraq, Afghanistan, Katrina, and our tax cuts.

I am worried that it seems inconsistent and unsustainable for the president to be asking for large tax cuts before we know what our continuing obligations are. I would like to see us take a deep breath, deal with Iraq....I don't believe that we really fully appreciate the cost that we may be embarking upon,

I think the tax cuts were too big, and I am worried about the deficit. You have to pay it back at some point.

No one in my district is asking for tax cuts.