Bush and Budgeting, Violates Law

Thing Progress reports on how rep Chris Shays (R-CT) is unhappy that Bush Refuses To Estimate Future Costs of Iraq War It's a little more important than having one (Republican) House member upset. It seems there's a 2005 law requiring the President to provide Congress a report detailing estimated costs of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. The director of the OMB says the pentagon can't provide an estimate because there are too many variables. It would be difficult to do so if you don't have a plan.

I've long been annoyed that Bush's submitted federal budgets don't include the cost of the war. But this is getting ridiculous.