[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread sparaig
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > > > > > The Republicans are actually telling the > > > truth of what they intend to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > LOL. There was also a Roman philosopher who said, "Life is short. > Let's have a drink." They may be related. > "Grub first, then ethics" -- Bertolt Brecht

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Sep 6, 2008, at 3:54 PM, John wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sep 6, 2008, at 3:16 PM, do.rflex wrote: "People react to fear, not love; they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's true." -Richard M. Nixon Well, I'm not sure h

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sep 6, 2008, at 3:16 PM, do.rflex wrote: > > > "People react to fear, not love; they don't teach that in Sunday > > School, but it's true." > > > > -Richard M. Nixon > > Well, I'm not sure he was wrong--people *r

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread Bhairitu
Sal Sunshine wrote: > On Sep 6, 2008, at 3:16 PM, do.rflex wrote: > >> "People react to fear, not love; they don't teach that in Sunday >> School, but it's true." >> >> -Richard M. Nixon > > Well, I'm not sure he was wrong--people *react* to fear, > while they respond to love. Corny but true. > >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread Bhairitu
John wrote: > > Whether we like or not, the military industrial complex will always > be present in the American economy and politics. The pragmatic > approach to the situation is to have a president who will reduce the > expenditures for the military. This requires a president to have a > ne

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sep 6, 2008, at 3:16 PM, do.rflex wrote: > > > "People react to fear, not love; they don't teach that in Sunday > > School, but it's true." > > > > -Richard M. Nixon > > Well, I'm not sure he was wrong--people *

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Sep 6, 2008, at 3:16 PM, do.rflex wrote: "People react to fear, not love; they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's true." -Richard M. Nixon Well, I'm not sure he was wrong--people *react* to fear, while they respond to love. Corny but true. Or, as a famous philosopher put it, "Yo

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread John
> > > > You've captured what has long struck me > > as an inborn conflict of the conservative > > agenda. People who stand for low taxes and > > a strong military are at odds with themselves. > > A strong military requires a big cash outlay - > > as much as 54% of the budget, by one measur

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > John wrote: > > The Republicans are actually telling the truth of > > what they intend to do in office. In the economic > > front, they say: we will reduce taxes and increase > > national security. Thus

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread do.rflex
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > > > > > The Republicans are actually telling the > > > truth of what they intend to > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > > > The Republicans are actually telling the > > truth of what they intend to > > do in office. In the economic front, > > they say: we will reduce tax

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread Bhairitu
Patrick Gillam wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The Republicans are actually telling the >> truth of what they intend to >> do in office. In the economic front, >> they say: we will reduce taxes >> and increase national security. >>

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > > > The Republicans are actually telling the > > truth of what they intend to > > do in office. In the economic front, > > they say: we will reduce taxe

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > > > The Republicans are actually telling the > > truth of what they intend to > > do in office. In the economic front, > > they say: we will reduce tax

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread Richard J. Williams
John wrote: > The Republicans are actually telling the truth of > what they intend to do in office. In the economic > front, they say: we will reduce taxes and increase > national security. Thus, the USA has a deficit > because the taxes were reduced and American troops > are in Iraq and Afg

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread Patrick Gillam
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The Republicans are actually telling the > truth of what they intend to > do in office. In the economic front, > they say: we will reduce taxes > and increase national security. You've captured what has long struck

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread boo_lives
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > wrote: > > > > Thank you, Bongo, for providing the first two excellent links. > > > > This is what I've been saying for years on this forum: the > > Republicans' pre

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thank you, Bongo, for providing the first two excellent links. > > This is what I've been saying for years on this forum: the > Republicans' preach is completely different from the Republicans' > practise. > > T

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread shempmcgurk
Thank you, Bongo, for providing the first two excellent links. This is what I've been saying for years on this forum: the Republicans' preach is completely different from the Republicans' practise. They talk about small government but once in power do the exact opposite. --- In FairfieldLif