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Posted on 07/20/2003 5:29:31 AM PDT by RJCogburn
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:10:31 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
AT THEIR national convention three years ago, Republicans pointed with pride to the GOP's record of fiscal rectitude.
''In the four decades from 1954 to 1994,'' the Republican platform declared, ''government spending increased at an average annual rate of 7.9 percent, and the public's debt increased from $224 billion to $3.4 trillion.'' Those were the profligate years, when Democrats usually controlled both houses of Congress.
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Mean things verbally thrust at me will not lessen our friendship. However, if it causes Lieberman to get elected in the next election there might be just cause for me to have to taunt you without remorse.
Ironically ---after Reagan did that arm-twisting, his second election was a great landslide and he had a higher proportion of the minorities' votes than Bush will ever get.
Will Lieberman spend more money on useless programs than Bush is or send more jobs out of the country than Bush is doing? Lieberman might not be completely bad as president. Gore and Hillary of course would be awful.
Government spending doesn't stimulate economic growth. Jobs do.
If you refer to the gross amount, they all spent less than has President Bush... LBJ included.
If you refer to the percentage increase etc., according to the article, the answer to that question is the same.
If it's the fault of Congress, then Presidents serve no purpose and it doesn't matter who occupies the office.
President Bush et al need to examine their tendency to spend our money.
Okay, let me see if I've got this: You are okay with wealth-distributionist socialism, so long as it is "really going to benefit people" and not "[go] down the sinkhole".
Gotchya.
Now I understand your devotion to Dubya.
Actually during Reagan's tenure the deficits were a greater % of GDP than they are now.
I wonder when the malcontnents will post the jpegs or gifs of Reagan being tarred and feathered.
Spare me... the ugly truth is that President Bush and Congress have been pissing money away at rates that would not have been achievable by a Republican House and Senate and a Democratic President.
If that is what is required, so be it. I may not be able to bring myself to vote for a Democrat, but I can vote 3rd party and will do so again.
The only extra spending that is justified by 9/11 is in defense and intelligence. Bush should have urged congress to shift funds from social programs to cover these new spending priorities, rather than borrowing it.
What does the 80 billion dollar farm welfare bill have to do with 9/11?
What does 15 billion dollars to fight AIDS in Africa have to do with 9/11?
As conservatives, we have ZERO credibility if we excuse a republican for the same behavior that we would condemn in a democrat.
What arm twisting? Reagan signed a tax increase in 82.
By all means blast Bush for his economic meandering, then maybe he'll change his course toward your liking and you'll get the fiscal perfection you so desire, along with the biggest, most expensive Gov't program in history because you blokes are to nearsighted!
It's called "cutting off ones nose to spite ones face" and, IMO, the perpetually malcontnent are very proficient at it.
Ah, NO, you don't have it!
In your case are you implying that spending for a strong military that promotes the common defense of the nation would be socialism, wealth-distribution, for let's say things like Golden toilet seats?
Those aren't mean things!
Jeez...took a while before the personal attacks started. Let's see...by voting mindlessly for RINOs and other assorted Republicans, what will I stop (in your opinion)?
1. Bloated government
2. Frightening increase in socialist redistribution programs
3. A more intrusive government bureaucracy
What exactly is the difference between that boogeyman and the Bush administration?
Well said! If taxpayers and private businesses had to sacrifice after 9/11, then surely big government depts like Dept of Ed, Housing, and Commerce should have been abolished.
There is no justification for the farm bill, the education bill, and a homeland security dept. Bush is a big-government Republican, and I hope conservatives hold his feet to the fire in 2004.
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