Sen. John McCain is running a television ad attacking the spending record of prominent Democrats. This is certainly a remarkable offering from a man who treats Ronald Reagan as a saint. Reagan ran up the largest deficits in history, surpassed only by the Bushes, without a word of apology. ...more

September 12, 2008

A budget dispute erupted into a full-scale battle Tuesday as President Bush vetoed the Democrats' top-priority domestic spending bill and the party's Senate leader threatened to withhold war funding if the president does not agree to pull out of Iraq. ...more

November 14, 2007

A Democratic senator on Saturday accused President Bush of "hollow talk" in support of U.S. troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, and said the Bush administration has not done nearly enough to provide veterans with the care they need. ...more

November 4, 2007

Congressional Democrats are responsible for big spending boosts for America's veterans, but their power play move to link them to budget increases for health and education had Republicans crying foul Friday. ...more

November 3, 2007

In a rare display of sound stewardship of taxpayer dollars, the Senate removed a $1 million earmark from an appropriations bill. ...more

October 29, 2007