The administrations fellow Republicans are pissed about Bush's spending and they're starting spout off about it:

WASHINGTON - Republican lawmakers pressed the White House yesterday for deeper spending cuts than President Bush will propose in his fiscal 2005 budget Monday.

Separately, officials said the budget would seek a boost for fighting AIDS abroad and a modest increase for education.

White House budget chief Joshua Bolten briefed Republican senators and representatives gathered in Philadelphia on Bush's fiscal plan, telling them it would project a $521 billion deficit for this year, said administration and congressional officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. That would far exceed last year's $375 billion shortfall, the highest ever in dollar terms.

Emphasis added. Although the Republican base will not vote against Bush in November, some may stay home as a protest. As someone who is fiscally conservative, it's time to slash the budget in any way possible, starting with payments to Cairo and Riyahd and working down from there.

Update: I think he's getting the word.