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A Surplus of Anxiety: What the numbers mean for Bush's hopes.(Bush administration budget surplus projections are revised downward)

National Review

| September 17, 2001 | YORK, BYRON | COPYRIGHT 2001 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The morning after the Office of Management and Budget unveiled the administration's new-and dramatically lower-projections for the budget surplus, the White House communications office began holding daily strategy sessions aimed at winning the public-relations war with Democrats over the surplus, spending, and Social Security. The "huddle"-don't call it a "war room" or you'll be corrected by Bush aides-meets every morning at 9:30 to come up with talking points to send Republican allies on the Hill.

"Will the new budget numbers prevent the president from helping those who need health care?" asks one talking-point question. The answer: No. Another question: "Many ...

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