Posted on 11/17/2006 1:50:24 PM PST by Reagan is King
Federal spending in fiscal year 2006 increased by a whopping 9 percent — the largest rise since 1990 — and has risen more than 40 percent since President Bush took office.
The most recent rise far outpaces inflation — the Consumer Price Index is up only 1.3 percent in the past 12 months.
"The greatest scandal in Washington, D.C., is runaway federal spending,” Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., said after the midterm elections.
In recent years, he points out, the GOP majority "voted to expand the federal government’s role in education, [added new] entitlements, and pursued spending policies that created deficits and national debt.”
The Republicans’ defeat in the elections shows that the outgoing GOP Congress’ attempts "to buy our votes” failed, according to Ed Feulner, president of the Heritage Foundation.
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How long will it take people to realize that "Starve The Beast" doesn't work. You can't rely on spending to cut itself by cutting taxes. You *must* cut spending to cut spending. This means you have to sell the public on the importance of cutting spending. I daresay that you should wait on tax cuts until you manage to cut spending. Not only is it more fiscally responsible, but it gives you something to dangle in front of the voters as a reward for their support for responsible fiscal policy.
"However, he cut taxes and Congress kept spending anyway."
Apparently, you've never heard about a Presidential veto. That's okay, George Bush hasn't either.
not sure why soldiers would care about raymann's vote, nor is voting mandatory in the US, unlike some places, DPRK and Cuba for example.
Not this one. I recognized a train wreck was coming, and knew to get off the tracks. Did you vote for anyone? Governor? State Attorney General? Judges? Any conservative ballot measures that could have used your vote? Were they all screwed because of Republican spending? I guess I'm really just "small L".
Since when did you start expecting responsible and useful reporting from NewsMucks?
i suspect there was some understanding that congress could get its spending projects passed without complaint if they didn't give him trouble over iraq funding. that certainly appears to have been the outcome, in any event.
Wonder how much it would be up if you take out the war, and costs directly related to Katrina and 9/11?"
Wonder how much it would be up if you took out the "pork Barrel" projects and "earmarks?
You can't rely on spending to cut itself by cutting taxes. You *must* cut spending to cut spending. This means you have to sell the public on the importance of cutting spending. I daresay that you should wait on tax cuts until you manage to cut spending.
Yes, you're correct. I wonder whether the idea of cutting taxes first and then (pretending to try) cutting spending isn't analogous to giving Mexican illegals amnesty first and then (pretending to try) stopping millions more Mexicans from entering the country illegally?
I'd say "Ficus for President," but since that was Michael Moore's idea, I'm obligated not to support its candidacy.
Hmm, how about "Carpophilus for President"? Carpophilus beetles both eat ficus species, AND won't spend us into debt on needless social programs.
"IMO Mike Pence not getting the Republican leadership spot in the house is a scandal as well."
It's complete and total nonsense, indicative of how poorly the party is performing and failing to come to grips with what happened, and a letdown to all of us.
Pence absolutely should have been Minority Leader. There's no questioning that he steps to the table as a principled conservative.
Deficits should have been a priority Bush Agenda item - among other things. Leardership is determining the agenda and executing. The Bushies have a problem with that "vision thing."
May be we need to ask Jim Robinson to enhance the forum so we can have the posts with some audios. For example in your case when you said “Vote Constitution Party” we should have some majestic music playing in the background to reflect the power of your post (sarcasm beyond belief).
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Yes, so very true. Bush started off wrong with the $400,000,000,000.00 Education Bill he let Ted 'Hiccup" Kennedy write. Things went downhill from there with our earmark happy Republican Congress.
One other thing to remember: Even before the Iraq war, even before 9/11, President Bush had to start the rebuilding of the military after the massive (and actual, not theoretical) cuts to the military budget under Klinton.
Dead on.
The easiest to follow and most fundamental tenant of the Contract with America was that laws would apply equally to members of Congress.
When Hastert forgot that... he Republican majority formally eliminated its reason for existence.
"he cut taxes and Congress kept spending anyway."
Via legislation the President can sign or veto, correct?
At least the left wing Socialists in the Democrat party can honestly say that is what their constituents elected them to do.
Republicans... not so much.
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