Congress Mounts Drive for Big Budget Cuts

That's the title of a The New York Times article on budget cutting.Notice what the New York Times calls "big budget cuts":

Congress will embark this week on a major cost-cutting drive that conservative Republicans see as their party's chance to revive its reputation for frugality. But the conservatives face stiff resistance from united Democrats and skeptical fellow Republicans.

With Republican leaders pointing to the need to reduce spending elsewhere to pay for hurricane recovery, the Senate on Monday will begin considering a plan to pare $39 billion over the next five years. The House is assembling its own $50 billion package with an eye toward additional across-the-board cuts this year.

With a multi-trillion dollar budget they are calling $50 billion over 5 years "big cuts". Do they know how to add over at the Times? This story isn't on the editorial page.You'll notice that the Times never calls a $50 billion dollar tax increase over 5 years a big tax increase.