$500 billion Ah, the good ole days
On Dec 22, 8:37 am, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > the policies of fiat credit inflation and deficit spending Bush continued > from every president before him and that Obama had tripled? > > yes they were bad > > that's why you should be stripped of your vote since you voted for the man > who is now doubling down on those policies. and because you are too stupid > to know it > > > > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 6:58 AM, euwe <[email protected]> wrote: > > Cheney's policies (Bush the puppet doesn't even get credit for > > originating the idea) got us in the mess we're in today - Republicans > > were content to let them do it. > > > On Dec 21, 10:05 pm, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > > > dick cheney isn't in office > > > > the GOP is being taken over by people who read Bastiat, Hayek and Mises > > > > not Arlen or Cheney > > > > if you or any other pro-regressives were literate you could follow along > > and > > > at least understand them. but Madge, you aren't > > > > On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 11:27 PM, studio <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill was told "deficits don't > > > > matter" when he warned of a looming fiscal crisis. > > > > > O'Neill, fired in a shakeup of Bush's economic team in December 2002, > > > > raised objections to a new round of tax cuts and said the president > > > > balked at his more aggressive plan to combat corporate crime after a > > > > string of accounting scandals because of opposition from "the > > > > corporate crowd," a key constituency. > > > > > O'Neill said he tried to warn Vice President Dick Cheney that growing > > > > budget deficits-expected to top $500 billion this fiscal year alone- > > > > posed a threat to the economy. Cheney cut him off. "You know, Paul, > > > > Reagan proved deficits don't matter," he said, according to excerpts. > > > > Cheney continued: "We won the midterms (congressional elections). This > > > > is our due." A month later, Cheney told the Treasury secretary he was > > > > fired. > > > > > The vice president's office had no immediate comment, but John Snow, > > > > who replaced O'Neill, insisted that deficits "do matter" to the > > > > administration. > > > > > Source: [X-ref O'Neill] Adam Entous, Reuters, on AOL News Jan 11, 2004 > > > > --- > > > > Do they remember? > > > > Answer; no, they don't even remember having a President, or what his > > > > name was. > > > > That's why they're the Stupid Party. > > > > > -- > > > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > > > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > > > > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > > -- > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > > * Read the latest breaking news, and more.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
