The Bad The president calling for "restraining the spending appetite of the federal government" while demanding "a community health center in every poor county," "strong funding for...hydrogen-fueled cars...clean coal...renewable sources such as ethanol," reauthorization of the AIDS Favoritism Act, "special training for defense counsel in capital cases," and $350 million for Palestinians to build even more pipe bombs to explode in Israeli pizza parlors.

President Bush: "We need to spend tax dollars responsibly, or not spend them at all"

Me: "Does that mean increasing discretionary spending for 2005?"

President Bush: "But we need to educated urban black men on how to treat women and not be in gangs"

Me: "Shouldn't the parents and families do that...after all, they have the biggest chance to impact their own children"

President Bush: "What if the parents don't know how to"

Me: "Then I guess it needs to be done in the schools"

President Bush: "Ok, here's a billion dollars for public schools...that should do it"

Me: "But the Constitution doesn't say that Federal tax dollars should be alloted for education"

President Bush: "But 'no child left behind' is a great idea"

Me: (pounding my head on the table...)