Merry Christmas to the Poor from the Evil Mr. Dick Potter ---pix-->>>

[Stephanie]

He really seems to be enjoying this.

May the Ghost of Christmas Future haunt him, tonight and every night.

Share your Christmas Wishes for Dick, DU.






Vice President Dick Cheney arrives at his office on the Senate side of Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005. With close votes expected on legislation to cut the deficit and allow oil drilling on a national wildlife refuge in Alaska, Cheney was called back to Washington from his overseas trip. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/051221/480/wx10112211505

Cheney Breaks Senate Tie on Spending Cuts

By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer 3 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled Senate passed legislation to cut federal deficits by $39.7 billion on Wednesday by the narrowest of margins, 51-50, with Vice President Dick Cheney casting the deciding vote.

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By themselves, the deficit cuts included in the five-year bill would amount to only 2.5 percent of projected shortfalls totaling $1.6 trillion over the same time frame. Republicans said the significance lies in more than mere numbers, adding that programs such as Medicare and Medicaid threaten to consume an unsustainable amount of federal revenue if their growth is not trimmed quickly.

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