How is it that Republicans have the reputation for being fiscally responsible and for small government? Because they just passed a very Big Government $373billion spending package.

Of course this package panders to Bush's Big Corporate special interests, by allowing companies to weasel out of paying their workers overtime. And he sweetens the deal for Conglomerate Media so they can own more television and radio stations.

And, true to form, the Democrats bared their teeth, then rolled over and peed on themselves (after all, they had to protect the bits that benefit THEIR constituencies, didn't they?).