And so it begins...
"Without vast amounts of money for (insert name of favorite incredibly bloated, inefficient, and possibly as useless as tits on a boar government program here), we will all surely die, and only the most selfish, stupid bastard could possibly think otherwise"
A game played with equal skill by Democrat and Republican alike.
Look for a LOT of this crap as the budget works out.
Remember--a funding increase that isn't as much as you think it ought to be is actually a "cut."