Posted on 03/02/2008 10:32:31 AM PST by SupplySider
I agree, that Congress was deeply disappointing. They threw away Reaganomics in favor of a phony balanced budget paradigm. I think the blame falls mostly on Gingrich and Kasich, though. Gramm and Armey were always pushing for long term growth oriented reforms.
The Gramms, Forbes, and Kemp are RINOs? Kemp is the original tax cutter, Forbes is probably the most energetic proponent of Reaganomics in the world today, Wendy Gramm was Reagan's favorite economist, and if not for Phil Gramm we'd have already been living under HillaryCare for a decade. McCain has given us many horrors, but this group is a Who's Who of heroes of capitalism.
Yes. Amazing that just the idea of the government redistributing a third instead of half or more of everyone's earnings is some kind of wild extremism.
Good points, but I don't see Obama doing any better on immigration. Assuming he doesn't, at least McCain might veto some tax increases and keep free market health care reform ideas in play.
You're right, I am being supposing and hoping a great deal here. But with Obama I see no hope. The only argument I can see for him is that Dems not Repubs will get the credit for the ensuing disasters. I'm not willing to give up Supreme Court seats for that possibility, though.
I’m sure McCain will “stick to these principles” until the day after the election.
I remember Phil Gramm used to say he didn't have the face to be elected. It was self-depracating humor, but I think, sadly, there was truth in it. Imagine Obama had Gramm's looks and down home style. I doubt they would be fainting in the isles from his substance-free speeches.
Yes, sad. That’s why I didn’t think he was going to make the nomination. He made too much sense and he came across as the good-natured academic he is. In a sane world, he would have done better.
Maybe you should be McCain’s talking points person, as your two sentence statement better summed up McCain’s position than his hour long speech did. :D
“Phil Gramm...another ego.”
Yeah, and another amnesty soulmate for Mcinsane.
Then, should he get elected, it will be for one term and possibly the end of the Republican Party as we know it.
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