Uhhh.... The thread IS about the approval of the budget.... albeit the stimulus spending must be appropriated somewhere, right? Or are you going to claim that spending isn't being budgeted for?
Fair enough -- the post you responded to had been addressing the deficit spending this year which is caused in big part by the stimulus bill.
I see.... So now the claim is that "the deficit spending is all the stimulus' fault" (more or less anyway).
One more time, back to the previous post referred to:
The budget resolution is a nonbinding document that does not enact policy, but establishes rules for much of the legislation that will be considered in the coming months. It sets limits for spending on most existing government programs and permits lawmakers to pursue certain additional initiatives so long as they do not increase the deficit.
washingtonpost.com
Now correct me if I'm wrong, but that means that the stimulus (an existing government program) is subject to limits -- in other words, there are budget constraints that affect the amount of stimulus spending that can take place. Correct?
I don't know the answer to that. But it says non-binding so it seems more like a guideline than a hard rule.