41. First, Clinton could simply spend more, at the cost of domestic programs. 42. For example, do Americans support spending billions of dollars for a missile defense system while domestic programs are cut to balance the budget? 43. Foreign aid programs are unpopular when Congress is cutting domestic programs. 44. For weeks the administration has cleverly leaked news about a handful of domestic programs like family nutrition, health research and food stamps that were targeted for spending increases. 45. GOP critics have equated such aid with welfare and some argue it is wrong to cut domestic programs without cutting foreign ones. 46. He also proposed a cap on attorney fees under the tobacco settlement, saying the extra revenue gained from a cap can be used for domestic programs. 47. He has run into similar difficulties defining a distinctive and appealing domestic economic program. 48. He cautioned that Bush will seek to reduce spending on domestic programs not related to the war. 49. He declared the state of the union sound and proposed a series of potentially popular domestic programs in areas like Social Security, Medicare, education and the environment. 50. He is the full partner of a president who now is proposing domestic programs that should prove popular with a number of key constituencies, including party liberals. |