I can’t believe he didn’t get struck by lightning for this:
Keeping America competitive requires us to be good stewards of tax dollars. Every year of my presidency, we’ve reduced the growth of nonsecurity discretionary spending, and last year you passed bills that cut this spending. This year, my budget will cut it again and reduce or eliminate more than 140 programs that are performing poorly or not fulfilling essential priorities. By passing these reforms, we will save the American taxpayer another $14 billion next year and stay on track to cut the deficit in half by 2009.
It takes balls for him to act like his administration is packed with budget cutting deficit hawks. I will give him that.
BTW- Joe Gandelman has a massive SOTU reaction run-down.