The majority of Congress, both the House and Senate, were self proclaimed "conservatives" during most of Bush's run. Where was the conservatives up in arms over Bush's spending? Where were the bills to limit his spending power? Or, did all of conservatives coincidentally loose their balls when Bush gained office?
You might not have liked it, but your conservative representatives sure didn't do anything about it, either. And, their inaction makes them just as culpable. -Lance On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Jarrad Reiner <[email protected]> wrote: > I'll be the first to admit (and i have) that Bush spent like a drunken > socialist comrade. He even publically admitted that he forsook his > conservative/capatalist principles to pass the bailout. I didn't like most > of it then, and neither did the majority of conservatives. > > So they spent like fiscal liberals. Old news is no news. > > Jarrad > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 9, 2009, at 4:18 PM, Lance McCulley <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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]> > [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> >> 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
