[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

[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. They talk

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread boo_lives
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, shempmcgurk 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' preach is

[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 me as an

[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

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Gillam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ 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

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Gillam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ 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

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. You've

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

2008-09-06 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Gillam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, John jr_esq@ 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

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

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

[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, the USA has

[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 measure:

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, You

[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 *react* to fear,

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 new

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. Or, as a famous

[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 *react* to fear,

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 he

[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

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fiscal conservatism

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