21.   Bush, as a presidential candidate, touted tax cuts as an issue of fairness.

22.   But Democrats can no longer portray the GOP tax cuts as a giveaway to the rich.

23.   But Finneran dismissed the tax cut as fiscally unsound.

24.   But Gingrich tried hard to present those cuts as part of an effort to save the Medicare system.

25.   But Greenspan seemed determined to arrive at tax cuts as an answer.

26.   But Frank sees the cuts as the United States reneging on its treaty obligations.

27.   But it distinguishes itself from the Socialists by pushing privatization and tax cuts as the key to economic revival.

28.   But many other lawmakers portrayed the cuts as part of a misguided attempt to scuttle the federal role in environmental protections.

29.   But it might mean another hefty round of job cuts as those units struggle to meet their operating expenses.

30.   But some people seemed to prefer more federal spending over tax cuts as a way to use the surplus.