How about these marbles?
After more than a month of delay as Republicans feuded among themselves, the House early Thursday narrowly approved a $2.7 trillion spending plan for next year.
The vote, 218 to 210, came at 1 a.m. after Republican moderates dropped threats to withhold support unless they received commitments to add $3 billion for education, health and community-development block grants. In a nod to the moderates, House leaders included a statement "recognizing" that those programs should receive more than President Bush had requested if savings could be found in other areas.
If only! Oh wait, next paragraph:
The vote occurred hours after President Bush signed a bill extending his signature tax cuts.
One wonders, as always, whether these decisions are driven more by ignorance or maliciousness. Seems to me they just don't care.
(I know, EXTRA! EXTRA!, right? I guess I can still be surprised sometimes.)
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