Along such lines they crooned many weeks, with no few admonitions to siddown, shaddap, and give the guy an even break. But giving the guy an even break requires one to note that the good news is a President who seems to keep his promises, though the bad news is the promises are not necessarily those right reason and those who hold thereto should wish him to keep. We should leave those arguments to the last century and chart a different course.
Government has a role, and an important one.
Yet too much government crowds out initiative and hard work, private charity and the private economy. My budget is based on that philosophy. It is reasonable and it is responsible. It meets our obligations and funds our growing needs. We have increased spending for discretionary programs by a very responsible 4 percent, above the rate of inflation.