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Obama promises 'sober' budget
The Washington Times ^ | Saturday, February 21, 2009 | Christina Bellantoni

Posted on 02/21/2009 1:21:45 PM PST by topfile

President Obama trumpeted the paycheck tax cut portion of his economic stimulus plan Saturday morning, also using his weekly radio address to preview his first federal budget that he said would be "sober" and mindful of the deficit.

Mr. Obama said the fiscal year 2010 budget he will submit to Congress on Thursday will be "sober in its assessments, honest in its accounting." The blueprint for all the federal government's spending "lays out in detail my strategy for investing in what we need, cutting what we don't, and restoring fiscal discipline," the president said

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Obama oddly promises to restore fiscal discipline?
1 posted on 02/21/2009 1:21:45 PM PST by topfile
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Honest’s got nothin’ to do with it.

Save your ‘transparency’ for Saran Wrap.


2 posted on 02/21/2009 1:23:44 PM PST by combat_boots ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."Aldous Huxley)
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Sober just means not drunk...remember, cocaine is his drug of choice. Expect a drug crazed budget.


3 posted on 02/21/2009 1:24:20 PM PST by highlander_UW (The only difference between the MSM and the DNC is the MSM sells ad space in their propaganda)
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Bye bye missle defense and weapons progams.


4 posted on 02/21/2009 1:24:30 PM PST by SMCC1
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To: topfile

More blah blah blah from Obamadoom.


5 posted on 02/21/2009 1:24:34 PM PST by Loyal Buckeye
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I can already see the global warmers cleaning up again in this “budget.” They cleaned up with the Porkulus Maximus and now this. The little, global warming piggies are in hog heaven right now.


6 posted on 02/21/2009 1:24:44 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (The media lied, America died !)
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To: topfile

Sobriety is profligacy.
Mindfulness is blatant disregard.
Transparency is opacity.
Change is business as usual.

Shall I continue?


7 posted on 02/21/2009 1:24:49 PM PST by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (Repeal the 16th!)
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If this is sober? What would an out of control spending craze look like? (no wait, I don’t want to know)

(So Tell me already) LOL


8 posted on 02/21/2009 1:25:41 PM PST by txnativegop (God Bless America! (NRA-Endowment))
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He offers “bread” and “peace”. Nothing more (except for the stuff that he doesn’t want to advertise about, of course).


9 posted on 02/21/2009 1:26:18 PM PST by dr_who
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Comrade 0bama and his thugs are spending money like a drunken sailor, even faster than the RINO that was in that Office for eight years and couldn’t find his veto pen until 2006.

The end game is to bankrupt the United States. Watch and see.


10 posted on 02/21/2009 1:26:35 PM PST by mkjessup (You're either with our Constitution, or you are with TKU ("The Kenyan Usurper"). CHOOSE!!!)
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Instead of rallying people to save the economy

This president is rallying people to demand handouts.

11 posted on 02/21/2009 1:27:23 PM PST by R_Kangel (`.`)
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Snurf! Chanuckle! Smikker!

His stimulus bill spent over $2,000 for every single person in the USA, man woman and child. Now he wants fiscal discipline, as if though there are two seperate balance sheets? Did he work for Madoff?


12 posted on 02/21/2009 1:27:38 PM PST by Woebama
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

good one


13 posted on 02/21/2009 1:27:39 PM PST by dennisw (Archimedes--- Give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth)
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To: highlander_UW; topfile

Sober, suuuuure! As in “dry drunk!”


14 posted on 02/21/2009 1:27:55 PM PST by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (American Revolution II -- overdue.)
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Go on, tell us another one, muslim!

(This is NOT happening. This is NOT happening. This is NOT happening!)


15 posted on 02/21/2009 1:29:26 PM PST by LearsFool ("Thou shouldst not have been old, till thou hadst been wise.")
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This article has no budget details. If anyone is curious, the budget has tax increases for businesses and individuals (over $250,000) and deep cuts to defense. No surprise.
16 posted on 02/21/2009 1:30:27 PM PST by TheWasteLand
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President Obama trumpeted the paycheck tax cut portion of his economic stimulus plan

All $8 of it?!

I'm sure that is going to thrill so many people when they don't even notice it.

All the real money is going to deadbeat welfare cheats! They will notice a huge increase on their 'debit card' (we don't want to stigmatize them!).

17 posted on 02/21/2009 1:31:30 PM PST by kcvl
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"...and restoring fiscal discipline," the president said

???

I am truly beginning to wonder exactly how clueless this simple scumbag Zero is...

18 posted on 02/21/2009 1:32:03 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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Does this mean he will quit snorting coke and smoking pole...uh, cigarettes?


19 posted on 02/21/2009 1:32:03 PM PST by Tex Pete (Obama for Change: from our pockets, our piggy banks, and our couch cushions!)
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20 posted on 02/21/2009 1:32:27 PM PST by Cindy
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