So, what happened to fiscal responsibility once the GOP took control, not only of the Congress and Senate, but of the Presidency as well? Seems to me, that the GOP will decry spending at all costs, as long as it is not them doing the spending. That's not fiscal responsibility, that's simply hypocrisy.
-Lance On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Jarrad Reiner <[email protected]> wrote: > Its about Fiscal Responsibility. Something you railed against Bush for not > having, but have since reversed course and have found the "LIGHT". The > Chosen One may have played a role :) > > Jarrad > > > On Feb 9, 2009, at 3:27 PM, Lance McCulley wrote: > > "You've got to look at what's going to create sustainable jobs. What this >> administration is talking about is making work. It is creating work," - RNC >> Chair Michael Steele. >> >> But the point of a stimulus package is precisely "making work" to >> counteract the deflationary spiral, no? Yes, these jobs will go away at some >> point. But we want them to. This really isn't that hard to understand. Some >> in the GOP seem unable to grasp that the argument right now is about how to >> address the extreme crisis in demand and the danger of a deflationary >> death-spiral. On the one hand, they seem to be saying (a la McCain) that >> this is long-term spending, not stimulus; then they are complaining it's a >> short-term stimulus that will not create long-term jobs (a la Steele). *One >> can only presume this is mainly about politics, not governing. Like so much >> of the last eight years.* >> > -- > http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/02/quote-for-the-5.html > > -Lance > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Politically Opinionated Outspoken People Expounding Religion" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pooper?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
