http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/424/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/calmes-again-compliments-obamas-budget-times-bashed-bushs-budgets <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Jackie Calmes again suggests Obama&#039;s budget for fiscal year 2012 threaded the needle just right between spending cuts and increases, downplaying his lack of leadership on deficit-cutting: &quot;With this year&#039;s deficit projected to hit a record, $1.6 trillion, he laid out a path for bringing down annual deficits to more sustainable levels over the rest of the decade.&quot; </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/clay-waters">Clay Waters</a> </div> </div> </div> Jackie Calmes again made approving noises over Obama's budget proposal for the fiscal year 2012 on Tuesday's front page: "Obama's Budget Focuses On Path To Rein In Deficit." As she <a target="" href="/timeswatch/articles/2011/20110214024916.aspx">did yesterday</a>, Calmes treated the Obama budget as just right in its balance of spending cuts and increases (as opposed to the "Republican plan for immediate deep spending cuts") and gave him a pass for putting off the tough choices.<br /><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/calmes-again-compliments-obamas-budget-times-bashed-bushs-budgets" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles TimesWatch 2012Budget BarackObama DoubleStandards GeorgeW.Bush JackieCalmes liberalmediabias NewYorkTimes NewYorkTimesbias TimesWatch Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:24:00 +0000 admin 149 at http://archive2.mrc.org