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PARTISANSHIP RETURNS.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(EDITORIALS)
We're tempted to say: It's about time. Yes, we need a unified government to wage this new war on terrorism. And yes, our government's priorities have changed since Sept. 11. But bipartisanship should not be an end in itself.
It's been gratifying to see the nation's response to the barbarism of Sept. 11. It's no longer awkward to utter the word freedom. God has returned to the national psyche. Marriages are up, divorces down.
But maintaining national unity should not be used as an excuse for bad policy. Some examples:
Congress and the White House agreed Friday to boost discretionary spending to $686 billion next year -- $25 billion more than the president asked for at the start of the year.
Most of that boost is found in the $18.4 billion increase in defense spending the White House asked for before the terrorist attacks. The rest is for natural disaster assistance and a boost in education.
Nobody's quibbling about the defense money. But more federal dollars for education? The $4 billion hike doubles the amount the president requested.
Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., sought to attach the president's energy plan to a defense spending bill last week, but Democrats balked. They favor conservation over exploration and thus stalled the defense bill.
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