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It would be so much easier to take Republicans seriously on government spending now if they'd ever complained about a penny spent back during the tenure of President George W. Bush -- especially during the six years when they controlled every branch of government and could have cut spending dramatically. They could have fought the Pentagon on expensive and unnecessary weapons, eliminated farm subsidies to wealthy growers and pared back Medicare.
Instead, they did just the opposite. They slashed taxes and substantially increased government spending, burning through the estimated $800 billion annual surplus the federal government had accumulated under Bill Clinton. The Republican-dominated Congress even passed a huge entitlement, the fiscally foolish prescription drug plan for the elderly.
Now, though, with Democrats in control, Republicans are fiscal conservatives again -- or so they say. House Minority Leader John Boehner has rediscovered his inner tightwad, and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is using the growing sea of red ink to declare she was right about an Obama presidency all along: "Kind of a 'we told you so,'" she told Fox News commentator Sean Hannity.Shreiking Sarah speaking,,,LOL
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By miamimike on Jun 17, 2009, 09:22 in Off Topic.
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goin_south says on Jun 17, 2009, 11:42: Mike, I'll be the first one to complain and bitch! any and every day, about SPENDING A BILLION $ A WEEK ... ANYWHERE OTHER THAN IN THE U.S.A.... AND, most especially on a war half way around the globe. nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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miamimike says on Jun 17, 2009, 13:39: Actually Iraq is costing easily $2-$3 Billion weekly and as Yogi Berra said, "That's getting into real money" Now add the cost of maintaining all those disabled soldiers in VA Med Centers, their healthcare, Disability chEcks monthly and real money comes into view. No hay Peor Ciego que el que no quiere Ver o Sordo que el que no quiera Oir--Soy Yo, Sarah Palin, Wasilla Alaska. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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goin_south says on Jun 17, 2009, 22:18: obamanomics stimulus package: THAT'S GETTING INTO ... .REAL.... $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 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quantum says on Jun 18, 2009, 09:50: U said it pinche col! THEY BOTH SUCK! Dont expect relief or change or anything really positive from any party, unless maybe its coming from Ron Paul. Hes calling for an audit of the FED, and I think thats a perfect place to start the revolution. Because when thereactually audited,the proverbial sh$t will really hit thefan and it will becomepainfully obvious to even the most lazy couch potatoe how he/she has been ripped off for years. I voted for O´shama cuz I didnt think Ron Paul had a chance, and Im really not surprised at the results.......... quantum 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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miamimike says on Jun 18, 2009, 13:34: pinche colombiano says on Jun 17, 2009, 21:09: flag No hay Peor Ciego que el que no quiere Ver o Sordo que el que no quiera Oir--Soy Yo, Sarah Palin, Wasilla Alaska. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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miamimike says on Jun 18, 2009, 13:57: pinche colombiano says on Jun 17, 2009, 21:09: flag No hay Peor Ciego que el que no quiere Ver o Sordo que el que no quiera Oir--Soy Yo, Sarah Palin, Wasilla Alaska. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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miamimike says on Jun 18, 2009, 16:04: Correction "theone my Korean War Vet Borther in Law uses." No hay Peor Ciego que el que no quiere Ver o Sordo que el que no quiera Oir--Soy Yo, Sarah Palin, Wasilla Alaska. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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aztec says on Jun 19, 2009, 09:33: President Obama’s choice as chief of protocol for the State Department, a position that carries the status of an ambassadorship, did not file tax returns for 2005 and 2006, errors she corrected last November. The nominee, Capricia Penavic Marshall.
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miamimike says on Jun 19, 2009, 10:37: Aztec--what does this have to do with the OP "Republicans(selective amnesia here) Still Like Voo-Doo Economics?" No hay Peor Ciego que el que no quiere Ver o Sordo que el que no quiera Oir--Soy Yo, Sarah Palin, Wasilla Alaska. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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aztec says on Jun 19, 2009, 19:44: Nothing. Just wanted you to know about your democrats.
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billyb says on Jun 19, 2009, 19:51: "Aztec--what does this have to do with the OP "Republicans(selective amnesia here) Still Like Voo-Doo Economics?" "All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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miamimike says on Jun 19, 2009, 21:28: billyb says on Jun 19, 2009, 19:51 (today): flag No hay Peor Ciego que el que no quiere Ver o Sordo que el que no quiera Oir--Soy Yo, Sarah Palin, Wasilla Alaska. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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goin_south says on Jun 19, 2009, 21:58: ""On my Bush Rants--anything I post that wasn't true?" nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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miamimike says on Jun 19, 2009, 23:49: goin_south says on Jun 19, 2009, 21:58 (today): flag No hay Peor Ciego que el que no quiere Ver o Sordo que el que no quiera Oir--Soy Yo, Sarah Palin, Wasilla Alaska. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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aztec says on Aug 18, 2009, 14:44: "George W. Bush is gonna look like Lincoln by the time Obamas' one term reign ends."
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goin_south says on Aug 18, 2009, 22:10: jejejeje..... I repeat the sentiments: GWB is gonna look like Lincoln by the time Obama gets nine months down. nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Lcacique says on Aug 19, 2009, 00:02: Have I contributed to this thread? Nope. Nevertheless, goin_south feels that it is necessary to talk smack about me. Still insinuating that I am gay as well. Pathetic. "Es fácil vivir con los ojos cerrados interpretando todo lo que se ve mal..." ~ J. Lennon 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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goin_south says on Aug 19, 2009, 06:21: a.b.solute.ly right! 'cique. nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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Lcacique says on Aug 19, 2009, 09:31: Why? According to you, the messiah you chose for me is allegedly making the US into a composite of those countries - a more corrupt and evil version. Following your "logic," why would I be happier anywhere else? "Es fácil vivir con los ojos cerrados interpretando todo lo que se ve mal..." ~ J. Lennon 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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goin_south says on Aug 19, 2009, 09:35: yessiree.... I agree! nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry. 0 funny, 0 helpful. |
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aztec says on Aug 21, 2009, 14:43: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will raise its 10-year budget deficit projection to roughly $9 trillion from $7.108 trillion in a report next week, a senior administration official told Reuters on Friday.
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