Newsview: Bush, GOP Try to Change Subject: ""In principle, we are all in this together," Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., wrote fellow GOP senators recently, referring to the White House and GOP majorities in the House and Senate. "We are the party in governance."
But, citing the latest survey by GOP pollster David Winston, Santorum wrote that Democrats hold a nine-point advantage over Republicans on government spending, "one of our historic advantages."
"I encourage Congress to push the envelope when it comes to cutting spending," Bush said as GOP leaders in Congress sought support for fresh restraints on programs such as Medicaid and student loan subsidies.
On another topic, Santorum said the public "believes overwhelmingly" that the recent large run-up in energy costs is the result of oil company price gouging, rather than rising demand and hurricane damage.
Concerned that the big oil companies were about to announce eye-catching profit increases, congressional Republican tried to blunt any political damage pre-emptively."
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