_Kditorial Bush should rework 1991 budget plan With his popularity soaring to record levels, ami his recent victory over Congress on his China policy, it will bo interesting to see if George Hush can push through his 1991 budget. The $1.23 trillion proposal, unveiled Monday, came under fire even before it was released. Opponents say Bush has based his budget on economic growth that probably will not pan out. Hush has predicted the economy will increase next year by 2.6 percent, based on 19H9 fourth quarter num bers. Most economists argue the growth rate will Ire much lower than that, and that for every 1 percentage point Bush is off the II S will lose SlK billion in rev enue One of Hush’s campaign promises was a balanced federal budget. The 1991 proposal is his first step in a process to balance the budget by 1991 Hush plans to reduce the federal deficit to "only" $<> t 1 billion. This year, the federal government is $12.9 6 billion in the red. tar higher than the oft-ignored Gramm-Rudman level of $100 billion. In 191(0. before he became his running mate. Hush accused Ronald Reagan of prai tiding "voodoo ei onom ii s " Now, after serving almost a decade under Rea ganomics. Hush seems to have fallen into the same sort ol numlrci-juggling and budget-bending lactic s of his predec essot hast year saw great change in the Soviet bloc: coun tries. and it was partially reflected in the Hush budget He plans to inc lease aid to Kastern Kurope in hopes of keeping the fledgling democrac ies operating Announcements of huge weapon and troop reduc tions hv the Soviets fueled speculation that Hush might propose large cuts in the defense budget Ho did His $909 I billion defense budget, when inflation is fig ured in amounts to a 2 percent dec.line from last year s figures In light of the rumors that the Soviets may propose a to/a/ removal of troops in Kurope. Hush's minusc ule defense cuts must seem like a slap in the lac e to tairba i hev and other Kuropean leaders Opponents ol the budget have a I reach declared they will light it in Congress Hush’s plan to keep do leirse costs high, w hile gutting sue nil programs sue h as Medicare and farm subsidies, does not sit well with the I foinoi i at c out rolled House I he present budget will surely be- different from the one that will emerge aftei the legislative' trench warfare- has ended Before the proposed gets bogged down in political rhetoric:. Bush should concede to Ins opponents the need loi reduced defense spending and increased budgets lor soc ial programs Senators take the wrong stand on Pelosi Despite vocal pleas from their constitu ents. Oregon's two senators. Mark Hatfield and Hob Packuood. voted last week to up hold President George Hush's veto of legisla tion granting immigration relief to Chinese students in the I luted States Now. 4 t.000 Chinese students in this country feel be trayed bv a i ountrv they want to emulate. Shame on these senators foi not I,iking the proper moral stand on tins issue Hatfield and Packwood bought into the lie that Hush’s e\e< utive order protected Chinese students in the same wa\ the Pelosi bill uouhl have, and that the hill was there fore superfluous To us however, it seems d Hush 11nI\ supported the protection extend ed t»\ this bill, lie would have jumped at the i ham e to sign it Hush's problem of course, is that legis latino is funding, while executive orders i an he retracted at any time That must be ap pealing to an administration willing to sa\ one thing about ( Inna and do the ntliei \\ it ness the secret diplomatic missions to Hei jmg shortlv altei the Tiananmen tnassac re while Hush's official policy was one of no dialogue Hush and Hatfield and I’ackwood In agreement also argued that an enacted I’elosi bill would have angered Chinese leaders enough to endanger future student ext lianges That point is worth hrieflv pon dering. for indeed, we do no favors for Chi nese students keeping them in their countrx Of course, we also do them little good allow ing them here but keeping them mute, as ('llina wI not -.toil when tiles were made illegal. .mil tin' number ol deaths ol vvuttum lose drastic alls due to ll.K k .il lev. i out hunger abortions Hob Weigel in response to sour I’sed to lie" letter (UI)K. |au lit*), ilo you real I y hast" ans idiM about what the issue ol abortion is malls about' II is mtu h mure than whether the legal abortion rate is up or ilosvn. it has to do w ilh women controlling their own bodies and therefore, their osvn rmo tional well being Rape happens Ini est hap pens. and birth control does fail This is not the fault of the woman, and she cannot be "blamed for tfie con.se quences." as sou so conve mentis suggest Also a liabs should not just be a ( Olise quence just bei arise a unman gets pregnant does not mean she has to "put her boils out for use by anyone A svoman's body is hers to do with svhat she will, just like sours Weigel Making abortion illegal puts women m a con st,ml '-title of fear and regret And lastly men who want to manipulate and control wont en’s liodies -ire -is llirv have -d ways been anti a hoice 111.it's wh.it this issue is aliotil. i hoii e and personal i ontrol I -mi pro lite. pro i hildren. pro women and most ot all. pro-i lion e America means freedom Deltorah Kae Watson Psychology Do-gooder It Michael Schell |()/)/■ Jan j-t) wants to rip on Tim Hughes, fine lie mas have .1 point, hut to over-generalize -mil say that everyone w ho sees tile world -is -i place that (an use some improvement is a psvt hotii do-gooder is going too far It is Sc hell’s sort of close minded apathy th.it keeps pass iilg the buck ot responsibility on and mi until the only thing -in individual w ill take pride in is his or lift little petty world Most letters tr\ to do more tli.in sav "sodomize a Men edes ow ner They try to make the reader think about w hat is trulv necessary I hope Schell can observe generalize and m cept tin media as mure than a med ium to bring entertainment to m.ike (lie morning happier Have a good life, and do something good for someone besides yourself Kirk Kinaldi Student Manipulation? Itoh Weigel, thanks for the "reminder" [Oi)l' jan Jti) The law ai tually is a reminder ot what is right, providing the right law s have been made The question is. what is the right law' I guess you've dei.ided that I argue also tb.it tfie number ot abortions per capita have in i leased since they have been legalized I mean, obviously those hat k alley clinic used to keep very n< curate records. I also argue women may have feared the consequent es (of gel ling pregnant|. It was hard to find a job as a woman, much less being an "unmarried-preg nant" one It was is easier to keep .1 ix ife "in line" if she has kids The last bit ol your letter is bard to understand How is a woman's txidv misused:’ H\ inn ing intercourse oni e with .1 man? I feel sorr\ for your future (in present) st.ite ol mind l.ast|y I'm pro-abortion, and I know I do not want to manip ulate women The reason I'm saying anything .it all is so that I can protei t those poor igno rant sluts Irom manipulative men. hei ause I'm not one Michael Abell Eugene Go Everett This letter is in response to Mic Intel Simon's praising of Cireen Bay quarterback Don Majknvvski (ODH. Jan. Jfi| f irst of all. anyone vs ho doesn't think )oe Montana was the best in the league this past season is an absolute idiot. The man ac complished the highest compu ter rating ever. Being a Rams fan. this is a big compliment from me. The real argument should tie made tor second best Majkow ski shouldn't even be on the I’ro Bowl team The most over looked quarterback for the past two seasons has been the Ranis' lull Everett Everett led the league in passing vantage, completion percentage ami touchdowns in 198H. while he was second in passing yardage and first in touchdowns in 1‘IH‘l He was rated third behind onl\ Mon tana and Boomer Ksiason Mai kowski was fifth in the Nil alone Secondly, the Rams were the best i ome Irnm behind team Kverett led his team to more late fourth-quarter scores than even Majkowski. including a tit-12 win over San Francisco and a 19-13 playoff win over New York Finally, if you’re going to say Majkowski's the best because the Packers beat the -Piers. then he prepared to pay the const* queue es Kverett and the Rams fleat both the -liters and the Packers during the regular sea son All the facts point to Mon tana and Kverett as the two best quarterbacks in the NKI. All other arguments fall short One final question While the Rams and -Piers were battling for the NKO championship, where were Majkowski and the Packers' Eric l.uebbers Pre-business