Bush Derides Tax Cut Critics as Out of Touch Sat April 26, 2003 10:07 AM ET By Adam Entous  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Having all but declared an end to the war in Iraq, President Bush turned to his beleaguered domestic agenda on Saturday to counter congressional critics -- including a few fellow Republicans -- who say his tax cuts are just "too big."  For the first time since at least the start of the war, the president did not so much as mention the word Iraq in his weekly radio address, which focused on his call for tax cuts totaling at least $550 billion.   Lashing out at his opponents in Congress, Bush suggested they were out of touch with their constituents who "understand the need for action."
"Instead of spending their time with crybaby working mothers, these congressmen need to spend more time getting back in touch with the millionaires and multi-millionaires who understand the need for massive tax breaks.  Too many representatives have fallen into the inside-the-beltway habit of listening to average people with their picayune concerns about food and shelter.  I'm proud to say that my Administration has made staying in touch with the obscenely wealthy a major priority.  We haven't forgotten the people who got us here."  After a short blast of static, Karl Rove could be heard in the background screaming "Wrong cards!!  WRONG CARDS!!"  A White House Spokesman later commanded the media to "Pay no atention to the man behind the curtain."