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    US Debt at Record $9 Trillion

    US debt tops $9 trillion for first time-Treasury
    Reuters - 18 hours ago
    National Debt at Record $9 Trillion
    By MARTIN CRUTSINGER – 18 hours ago

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The national debt has hit $9 trillion for the first time.

    The Treasury Department, which issues a daily accounting of the debt, said Wednesday that the debt subject to limit was at $9 trillion on Tuesday. It was $8.996 trillion on Monday.

    Last month, Congress passed and President Bush signed into law an increase in the government's borrowing ceiling to $9.815 trillion. It was the fifth debt limit increase since Bush took office in January 2001. Those increases have totaled $3.865 trillion.

    The administration contends the rising debt reflects such factors as slow economic growth during the 2001 recession, the Sept. 11 attacks and the cost of fighting terrorism.

    Democrats place much of the blame for the exploding debt on Bush's first-term tax cuts, which they say are tilted to the wealthy. The administration says those tax cuts helped to jump-start the economy and resulted in falling budget deficits in recent years.

    The tax cuts are set to expire at the end of 2010. The administration and Republicans in Congress want to see them made permanent; many Democrats would like to see them revamped to provide more benefits to lower and middle-income taxpayers.

    The budget deficit for the 2007 budget year, which ended Sept. 30, was $162.8 billion, the lowest in five years.

    In 2004, the deficit was $413 billion, a record in dollar terms.

    The national debt is the total of the annual budget deficits plus money that the government borrows from the Social Security and other government trust funds.

    The total national debt is actually higher than $9 trillion because it includes borrowing by some agencies that are not covered by the congressional debt limit. That total was $9.086 trillion on Tuesday.

    It took the country from George Washington until Ronald Reagan to reach the first $1 trillion in debt.

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    This sucks ass
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    Well put.



    1992 - 2000 looking pretty good about now, eh?

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    How the hell do you pay that off?

    It would take years(decades) just to help lower interest payments enough to have extra money available every budget.
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    I've been on this planet for 42 fucking years. Most of those 42 the US has been sinking into more and more debt. It's been a steady slide into the abyss since 1972.
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    Originally posted by WACF
    How the hell do you pay that off?

    It would take years(decades) just to help lower interest payments enough to have extra money available every budget.
    We could try taxing the fucking oil companies...
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    Originally posted by WACF
    How the hell do you pay that off?

    It would take years(decades) just to help lower interest payments enough to have extra money available every budget.
    You don't. You tottaly crash the fucker since it's almost worthless anyways. The rich who run the world have the lions share of their assets invested out of the dollar anyways and what these people want is raw resources because that is what the world wants right now and the prices will go higher. Oil being the most popular.

    Now China and Europe both need that Middle East oil. They are going to fight for it. Europe doesn't have a big enough military machine and China is becoming stronger and stronger every year.

    What you do, is you buy a military machine by buying the US Presidency. If you do some research on the Bush Administration, it's the old NATO guard backing it. They want the North American Union tied in with the European Union. They want to control the Persian Gulf oil flow.

    As far as the US Dollar and the US goes, these people could care less. The Chinese hold lion's share of the US Dollars so just let it crash, the resulting desperation will allow the Amero and the North American Union to come into play. The currency is being printed right now in the Denver mint and it's only a matter of time before we bomb Iran.

    I figure it will be in December since the US rules the night and the nights will be long. The Dollar is unsavable and those in charge know more than anybody.

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    it's actually not that hard to retire the debt. although, yes, at a minimum it will take decades to do. but that's by design. just like a home mortgage, most bonds the government sells (that's how we borrow money) have long-term repayment schedules.

    we currently have the funds to pay off the interest/repayments for outstanding bonds that come due each year. the problem is that we are also currently adding to that debt each year by running constant budget deficits.

    however, if we were to go through another period of extended balanced budgets, the debt would begin to shrink.

    the debt, itself, is not the problem. it's the deficit trends.
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    Yes...a deficit budget is not going to help one bit.

    A balanced budget on the other hand...without extra payments on the debt to reduce interest payments is a slow process...your kids won't even see it paid off.

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    Originally posted by Nickdfresh
    We could try taxing the fucking oil companies...
    You don't?

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    "Well Done Republicans..."

    I wonder when people will wise up and stop the 'my team is the good guys' bullshit? Until then, there will never be any accountability.

    You know I have no love lost for Bush. But tell me - who approves the budget? Who approves the special appropriations? Who approved the last $80 billion?

    Can't be your beloved democrats, because we need to vote them in next time, right? Baa. Baa.
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    Originally posted by Blackflag
    "Well Done Republicans..."

    I wonder when people will wise up and stop the 'my team is the good guys' bullshit? Until then, there will never be any accountability.

    You know I have no love lost for Bush. But tell me - who approves the budget? Who approves the special appropriations? Who approved the last $80 billion?

    Can't be your beloved democrats, because we need to vote them in next time, right? Baa. Baa.



    We want to spend on infrastructure like Levees and bridges.

    They want to send billions to the offshore accounts of Halliburton and Blackwater

    And you're comparing the last YEAR to the previous 6 under Bush, and 6 under Clinton ????????

    Give me a break.

    No, you're right.

    We should wait to vote in 51 Independents.

    In the meantime, those small government fiscal consoervative Republicans will do just fine.

    Sometimes it's YOU who has a cartoonish view of the world.

    No love lost for Bush?

    whatever.

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    I love that we have Black Flag to come in and give us all civics 101

    Gee, Mr. Wizard, I dunno..

    Who approves budgets?

    While you're here can you tell us how the term Free Booter became today's Filibuster?


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    Originally posted by LoungeMachine

    And you're comparing the last YEAR to the previous 6 under Bush, and 6 under Clinton ????????
    Remind me...what were the number of democrat votes on the budgets in the previous 6 years?

    How did the democrats vote on the AUMF?

    And how do you think the spending levels were during the Clinton years? Just to set the record straight in this Clinton love-fest: the reason for the economic success was simply the strength of the economy. A clown could have run that economy and come out on top. Indeed, it was his lack of action helped the economy the most.

    Or is your point that your beautiful democratic congress has "only" had one year to do its job? Yeah, Lounge...maybe next year they'll stop the flow of money. Or maybe the year after that..?

    Originally posted by LoungeMachine
    give us all civics 101
    My point is not to give this forum its badly needed political science, economics, or law lessons.

    My point is that there are not two teams, like you so desperately want to believe.

    There is one team - and you're not on it. You'll never be on it. You're just another of the faceless douchebags financing it and cheering it on.

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    Originally posted by knuckleboner
    it's actually not that hard to retire the debt. although, yes, at a minimum it will take decades to do. but that's by design. just like a home mortgage, most bonds the government sells (that's how we borrow money) have long-term repayment schedules.

    we currently have the funds to pay off the interest/repayments for outstanding bonds that come due each year. the problem is that we are also currently adding to that debt each year by running constant budget deficits.

    however, if we were to go through another period of extended balanced budgets, the debt would begin to shrink.

    the debt, itself, is not the problem. it's the deficit trends.
    The money itself is all illusion so it's what magic trick or to use a David Copperfield term "illusion" you can get away with. When the dollar was backed by silver and gold commodities, no more notes could be issued than there was gold or silver in the reserves to back it up. The value of the money was determined by the world commodity markets.

    With the Federal Reserve and deficite spending, the value of the money is determined by the Fedral Reserve manipulation. Hell, the whole banking system is bullshit now. With Merrill Lynch and Chase bundling sub prime loans into bonds and selling them grade A to investors, it hard to top that on the bullshit scale.

    It's all IMAGE folks and we aren't going to pay back shit. We are going to stick China will bad dollars and merge with the European Union. That's the big plan. The new currency will just need to be promoted by some big name celebrities telling Joe Six Pack how wonderful it is and we tie it to the Euro. Then we can start running up new debts. It's funny money backed by no government or commodities. It's simply printed by a private central banking system that has been playing the game for 300 years. Google Rothschilds if you want to know more.

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    The Dollar is only worth what you can trade it for and confidence is waining. It's nothing more than some paper or code in a computer.

    Compared to oil the Dollar is nothing. We are going for the real wealth. The last cheap oil reserves in the world and we are willing to do anything to get it. The puppet govt. thing didn't work in Iraq, so we will bomb Iran this winter and make the oil even more valuable. We have plenty of nasty weapons to keep the Iranians at bay or that's what the war mongers think. Dick and Monkey Brain even have tactical nukes on the table for this one.

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    There is one team - and you're not on it. You'll never be on it. You're just another of the faceless douchebags financing it and cheering it on.

    Yup. Japan has it's Shogun hiearchy that runs it's huge business and banking conglomerates.

    North America and Europe have their international banking hiearchy. The Rothschilds being in power for appox. 300 years and the Rockefellers being in power for approx. 100 years in North America. All have very powerful ties in industry, business, and politics.

    Unless you are in the inner circle of the Council on Foriegn Relations; you aren't in the club. Dick Chenney was chairman. About any real power wielding politician is in the club and some of the most successful business leaders.

    Unless you personally know David Rockefeller: you're out of the loop. Bono found this out. LOL! He did get to meet David Rockefeller but I don't think Mr. Rockefeller was interested in forgiving third world debt. since it's how he extorts the raw resources he so loves from these poor countries.

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    Originally posted by Blackflag


    My point is that there are not two teams, like you so desperately want to believe.

    There is one team - and you're not on it. You'll never be on it. You're just another of the faceless douchebags financing it and cheering it on.
    Neither are you.

    Nor will you ever be.

    But some of us prefer to shine a light on who the major offenders are, and if you had half the brain you claim, you'd know the record 9Trillion dollar debt is LARGELY the fault of Reagan, Bush Sr, and King George.

    But feel free to continue to think you have any more insight and / or control than any of us.

    Yakima being the financial hub of the Western World and all....

    It's a fucking politcal message board [bored] dedicated to an aging rock star clinging to his legacy with both hands.

    If you want to impress someone, go post your shit at Bloomberg.

    We're just letting off steam. You actually think you're here to make a difference.

    And I enjoy laughing at that.

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    Why is it when you tout the virtues of democrats, you're letting off steam...but when I say the two parties are indistinguishable, I'm "making a difference?" To let off steam, you had to have actually done something during the day. Playing on the internet doesn't count.

    And I defy you to show me where I ever said I had a brain.

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    Originally posted by LoungeMachine
    you'd know the record 9Trillion dollar debt is LARGELY the fault of Reagan, Bush Sr, and King George.
    ...
    Yakima being the financial hub of the Western World and all....
    I can't resist... please tell me how the current debt is the fault of Reagan and Bush Sr. (but not Clinton, of course!) when their debt has already been retired?


    And don't you dare make fun of my beloved Yakima...the nerve.

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    Originally posted by Blackflag
    I can't resist... please tell me how the current debt is the fault of Reagan and Bush Sr. (but not Clinton, of course!) when their debt has already been retired?


    And don't you dare make fun of my beloved Yakima...the nerve.

    "Reagan proved deficits don't matter"

    - Richard B. Cheney 2001

    99% of the policy shop wonks and foreign policy hawks in this administration are/were retread leftovers from Reagan Bush I

    Cheney
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    He's been surrounded by Daddy and The Gipper's henchmen since day one.

    Were we not in surplus at the end of Bubba's reign?

    Large Defense Contracts and Tax Cuts for the Uber Wealthy.

    Think Chimpy dreamed that up in Crawford himself?

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    Originally posted by Blackflag
    Why is it when you tout the virtues of democrats, you're letting off steam...but when I say the two parties are indistinguishable, I'm "making a difference?" To let off steam, you had to have actually done something during the day. Playing on the internet doesn't count.

    And I defy you to show me where I ever said I had a brain.
    I defy you to show me where I've said The dems have virtues.

    In theory, there is a difference between the two.

    And until a 3rd party becomes viable enough to scare the Dems back to their roots [FDR - New Deal] [JFK - New Frontier] then yes, they're going to be Repuke-Lite. i.e. Shrillary.

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    Originally posted by Blackflag
    "Well Done Republicans..."

    I wonder when people will wise up and stop the 'my team is the good guys' bullshit? Until then, there will never be any accountability.

    You know I have no love lost for Bush. But tell me - who approves the budget? Who approves the special appropriations? Who approved the last $80 billion?

    Can't be your beloved democrats, because we need to vote them in next time, right? Baa. Baa.
    A lot of those appropriations are going to that giant sucking sound in the Middle East quagmire...

    Something the the Democrats are trying to stop, or at least, reduce significantly...

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    Bush spending up to 5 times more than Clinton
    Reagan Revolution architect calls it 'era of obese government'

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    Posted: August 3, 2006
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    © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com



    WASHINGTON – Federal spending under the Bush administration has grown five times larger than that during the second term of the Clinton administration, charges a conservative Republican activist in a new book that paints the president as a traitor to his party.

    In "Conservatives Betrayed," Richard Viguerie, credited with being one of the architects of the Reagan Revolution, says George W. Bush has set the stage for the punishment of his party by voters.

    Viguerie compares spending by the federal government, adjusted for inflation, during the Clinton years vs. the Bush years. In Clinton's first term, federal expenditures rose 4.7 percent. In his second term, they rose 3.7 percent. In the first term of the Bush administration, however, spending rose 19.2 percent.

    "If ever there was a case for divided government, here it is," writes Viguerie. "The lesson for many Americans is that today's Republicans cannot be trusted with the keys to both the executive and legislative branches of the federal government."

    No matter how you slice it, Viguerie says, Bush makes Clinton look like a spending piker by comparison. For instance, the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University in New York keeps records that show how much the federal government spends on average each year for each person in the country. When this standard of measurement is used, the comparison between the two administrations is even more pronounced.

    Cumulative growth in federal expenditures, adjusted for inflation, during the Clinton years actually shrunk by 1.1 percent. Yet, in the Bush first term, it rose 15 percent.

    "During President Bush's first five years in office, the federal government increased by $616 billion," Viguerie writes. "That's a mammoth 33 percent jump in the size of the federal government in just his first five years! To put this in perspective, this increase of $616 billion is more than the entire federal budget in Jimmy Carter's last years in office. And conservatives were complaining about Big Government back then! How can Bush, (Dennis) Hastert, (Bill) Frist and company look us in the eye and tell us they are fiscal conservatives when in five short years they increased the already-bloated government by more than the budget for the entire federal government when Ronald Reagan was assuming office?"
    Richard Viguerie

    Another standard of comparison offered by Viguerie is discretionary domestic spending, adjusted for inflation.

    "When we strip away defense, homeland security and entitlements and adjust for inflation, leaving only discretionary domestic spending, George W. Bush has grown the federal government at a faster pace than Lyndon Baines Johnson," Viguerie writes. "His record for profligate spending is outmatched (for the time being) only by another Big Government Republican, Richard Nixon. And when Bush's second term is over, there's every reason to expect that Bush will hold the record as the president who's grown the federal government at its fastest pace in modern times."

    The numbers?


    Johnson: 4.1 percent

    Nixon/Ford: 5 percent

    Carter: 1.6 percent

    Reagan: 1.4 percent

    Bush I: 3.8 percent

    Clinton: 2.1 percent

    Bush II: 4.8 percent
    Viguerie compares the modern presidents on the use of the veto, too. While Johnson used the veto power 30 times, Nixon 43, Ford 66, Carter 31, Reagan 78, Bush I 44 and Clinton 36, Bush didn't use it at all in his first term and has used it just once – for a non-spending issue – in his second term.

    "Bush apologists give the excuse that it's harder to veto bills that are passed by your own party," Viguerie writes. "Yet LBJ and Carter each cast 30 or more vetoes while their own party controlled Congress. In fact, the all-time master of the veto was Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He used the veto power an incredible 636 times during his four terms – despite having a Democratic Congress with majorities as lopsided as 75-17 in the Senate and 333-89 in the House! Congress overrode his vetoes a mere nine times."

    Yet another formula for measuring presidential fiscal responsibility, according to Viguerie, is rescissions. Reagan used rescission power to rescind funds authorized by Congress. Ford rescinded $7.9 billion in spending. Carter rescinded $4.6 billion, Reagan $43.4 billion, Bush I $13.1 billion, Clinton $6.6 billion.

    But George W. Bush has not rescinded even $1 in congressional spending.

    "The best illustration of the corrupting influence of power on the Republicans is the explosion of pork-barrel spending projects since 2000," says Viguerie.

    Viguerie points to a 121 percent increase in pork-barrel earmarks in the first five years of the Bush administration.

    "The size of the federal government is the single most important barometer of the health of the American republic," writes Viguerie. "When domestic federal spending goes up, it's a surefire indicator that something is wrong. And the way spending has been increasing under the Bush administration and the Republican Congress shows that things are seriously wrong."

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    Originally posted by WACF
    How the hell do you pay that off?

    It would take years(decades) just to help lower interest payments enough to have extra money available every budget.
    we could start making countries pay us back for money we have given them.
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    Originally posted by Redballjets88
    we could start making countries pay us back for money we have given them.
    HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
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    Originally posted by Redballjets88
    we could start making countries pay us back for money we have given them.
    What do you mean?

    Foreign Aid? Loans?

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    Originally posted by LoungeMachine
    "Reagan proved deficits don't matter"

    - Richard B. Cheney 2001

    99% of the policy shop wonks and foreign policy hawks in this administration are/were retread leftovers from Reagan Bush I

    Cheney
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    He's been surrounded by Daddy and The Gipper's henchmen since day one.

    Were we not in surplus at the end of Bubba's reign?

    Large Defense Contracts and Tax Cuts for the Uber Wealthy.

    Think Chimpy dreamed that up in Crawford himself?
    Well, that was long. Let me ask the question again: "please tell me how the current debt is the fault of Reagan and Bush Sr. (but not Clinton, of course!) when their debt has already been retired?"

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    Originally posted by LoungeMachine


    In theory, there is a difference between the two.
    And of course, we live in a theoretical world. So let's theoretically keep blaming republicans for everything while theoretically building up the democrats. Meanwhile, in reality, they both need to be held accountable.

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    Originally posted by Nickdfresh

    Something the the Democrats are trying to stop, or at least, reduce significantly...
    Only a hard core sheep could say that with a straight face.

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    Originally posted by Blackflag
    Well, that was long. Let me ask the question again: "please tell me how the current debt is the fault of Reagan and Bush Sr. (but not Clinton, of course!) when their debt has already been retired?"


    Fuck you're stupid sometimes.

    Either that or Nick is right, and you just troll for fights for the sake of argument.

    BushCO has followed the legacy of Reagan and Bush the Elder of destroying the middle class for the benefit of the Uber wealthy 2%, at the expense of the economy.

    Don't be such a fucking douche all the time. You damn good and well they're all playing with the same loaded deck.


    And shove your strawman "you're all Democratic Sheep" argument up your ass while you're at it.

    We've all been 500# shithammers on them as well since last November.


    I once thought you might bring soemthing to the forum, but I'm begining to see what Nick was talking about.

    I've also noticed that you never actually make any comments on your own, but rather just critique other's.

    You're the guy who brings the chick to the gig, stands in the back, and tells her how much better you used to play that solo back in the day.


    But thanks for the breaking newsflash that the whole system is fucked, and that neither Party is making a difference at the moment.

    We hadn't noticed.

    You obviously have been oblivious to who's actually been in CONTROL of DC the last 19 of 27 years.



    But then what does it really matter? If by posting my threads on here I'm doing nothing, then you commenting and critiquing them is doing less than nothing.

    So on the great politico online curve, I've managed to beat the Mr. Pibb whore from Yakima.

    Wouldn't my parents have been proud.

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    Originally posted by Blackflag
    "Well Done Republicans..."

    I wonder when people will wise up and stop the 'my team is the good guys' bullshit? Until then, there will never be any accountability.

    Could you provide the quote where I claimed the Dems are the good guys, and that I haven't held them accountable.

    I'll be in the bar.


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    Originally posted by LoungeMachine


    Fuck you're stupid sometimes.
    So now instead of answering the question, we've devolved into simple namecalling. What does that tell you about how well thought out your positions are?

    Originally posted by LoungeMachine
    BushCO has followed the legacy of Reagan and Bush the Elder of destroying the middle class for the benefit of the Uber wealthy 2%, at the expense of the economy.
    You said the current $9T is the fault of Reagan and Bush Sr. Was that just more blowhard bullshit, or do you have a point? Because "they're all the same kind of bad guy" doesn't really support your statement, do you think?




    Originally posted by LoungeMachine
    And shove your strawman "you're all Democratic Sheep" argument up your ass while you're at it.
    I know you're in love with the "strawman argument" concept. But at least use the fucking term properly, ok? Please? For me?

    A strawman arguement is one in which a peson proposes a hypothetical to prove you wrong, but the scenario isn't analogous to the issue you're discussing.

    Calling somebody a sheep is not an argument, it's an insult. Clear? And do you think somebody who says, "Something the the Democrats are trying to stop, or at least, reduce significantly..." is anything other than a sheep?


    Originally posted by LoungeMachine

    I once thought you might bring soemthing to the forum, but I'm begining to see what Nick was talking about.
    Boo hoo. Somebody called me on my statement and I didn't have a good response. Sound like anybody else? War?

    This, my friend, is letting off steam. Do something productive and stressful with your day and you'll understand what the term means.

    Until then, you can just cry and throw insults when you don't like what people say...but you know just as well as I do what that makes you...
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    Originally posted by LoungeMachine
    Could you provide the quote where I claimed the Dems are the good guys, and that I haven't held them accountable.

    I'll be in the bar.

    Demcrats vote in the budget. You say the republicans are to blame. Is that accountability? Save that logic for the teenagers on here in awe of you.

    And just to clarify for you: "provide the quote" is a strawman argument. "YOU are a sheep" is not.

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    Originally posted by Blackflag
    Demcrats vote in the budget. You say the republicans are to blame. Is that accountability? Save that logic for the teenagers on here in awe of you.

    And just to clarify for you: "provide the quote" is a strawman argument. "YOU are a sheep" is not.
    Who had complete control of the gov't (executive and legislative) from 2001 to 2006?

    What options does the minority party have? To paralyze gov't?

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    Wonder if it's time to increase the taxes for big businesses now.
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    Originally posted by Nickdfresh
    Who had complete control of the gov't (executive and legislative) from 2001 to 2006?

    What options does the minority party have? To paralyze gov't?
    In 2003, the budget was split 50-50, with democrats voting for the budget.

    I'm not saying what the minority party should be doing...I'm saying what the minority is doing: the same as the republican party. There is no 'minority' party. If there were, 2007 would be a different story - using your logic. But nothing changed, did it?

    Whatever, man. You guys are too hard core to discuss with. If you say something in disagreement, it ends up in namecalling...like angry retards who don't know what they're pissed off about.

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    Originally posted by Blackflag
    In 2003, the budget was split 50-50, with democrats voting for the budget.


    A budget that was largely imposed on them by the elected majority. Any real legislation proposed by Democrats was squashed with an almost unprecedented "in your face bitch!" attitude by the Republicans whilst there own bills were thrust onto the floor, with token pork handouts to insure Democratic votes...

    It's not about statistics of how many voted, it's about the nuances of the whole process....

    They made deals to get the best deals they could get.

    But who was sponsoring these bills?

    I'm not saying what the minority party should be doing...I'm saying what the minority is doing: the same as the republican party. There is no 'minority' party. If there were, 2007 would be a different story - using your logic. But nothing changed, did it?
    Wow. What massive oversimplifications. Should I expect anything more from you?

    No minority party? Orelly?

    So, both "democrats" and "republicans" split the Houses 50-50?

    So, things with the "do-nothing" Republican congress that challenged nothing that Bush ever did and completely shut out "democrats" from legislative sessions and marginalized them to an extent that was so bitter, petty and personal - it was reminiscent of an earlier, less civilized age, would be the same if Democrats would be in charge?

    I guess you haven't really read a fucking newspaper in years...

    But then, you'd have to avoid "facts" like the GOP Congressmen (as the "party of fiscal responsibility") under Gingrich were the ones that made the fiscal "contract with Amerika," in which they've violated nearly every supposed sacred tenet of since 1996, despite their ludicrous grandstanding...

    Whatever, man. You guys are too hard core to discuss with. If you say something in disagreement, it ends up in namecalling...like angry retards who don't know what they're pissed off about.

    p.s. Steve Savicki is my idol.
    "Name-calling...angry retards?"

    Wow, is this a troll or are you always so, hypocritical, self-contradicting and nullifying? it's almost like a Bush-conservative talking about fiscal responsibility...

    The "problem" is that you're making over-generalizations that have little bearing in truth.

    I'll agree that going Democrats is hardly the panacea of all our problems, or that they are blameless. Nor do I advocate mindless partisan balloting. But I don't think one can have lived through eight years of Clinton and then eight years of the monkey-asshat we have now and claim it was "the same."

    The party that controls congress and the White House is the one that holds the agenda. It's about emphasis and direction of the leadership. The Republicans are a clear fail here for the past six-to-sixteen years, from taking the congress in the 90s to handing the White House to the anointed one. The Republicans are the party espousing supposed "fiscal responsibility," and morality, and have shown themselves to be inept hypocrites on both counts.

    Here's a refresher for you in case you missed it:

    "The Worst Congress Ever"

    Here's an extract:

    But the 109th Congress is no mild departure from the norm, no slight deviation in an already-underwhelming history. No, this is nothing less than a historic shift in how our democracy is run. The Republicans who control this Congress are revolutionaries, and they have brought their revolutionary vision for the House and Senate quite unpleasantly to fruition. In the past six years they have castrated the political minority, abdicated their oversight responsibilities mandated by the Constitution, enacted a conscious policy of massive borrowing and unrestrained spending, and installed a host of semipermanent mechanisms for transferring legislative power to commercial interests. They aimed far lower than any other Congress has ever aimed, and they nailed their target.

    "The 109th Congress is so bad that it makes you wonder if democracy is a failed experiment," says Jonathan Turley, a noted constitutional scholar and the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington Law School. "I think that if the Framers went to Capitol Hill today, it would shake their confidence in the system they created. Congress has become an exercise of raw power with no principles -- and in that environment corruption has flourished. The Republicans in Congress decided from the outset that their future would be inextricably tied to George Bush and his policies. It has become this sad session of members sitting down and drinking Kool-Aid delivered by Karl Rove. Congress became a mere extension of the White House."

    The end result is a Congress that has hijacked the national treasury, frantically ceded power to the executive, and sold off the federal government in a private auction. It all happened before our very eyes. In case you missed it, here's how they did it -- in five easy steps:
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    Your whole post ignores the bald facts ("oversimplified") and struggles to read between the lines so that you can continue to have faith in your "party." Whatever helps you sleep at night, man.

    Tell me - why does the democratic congress continue to spend billions on Iraq? Why have they taken no steps to draw down the troops? Why have they done - well, nothing?

    To answer Lounge's point earlier about destroying the middle class, I ask: who proposed nafta? Who signed it into law? This is one group acting together to accomplish a single agenda.

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    Originally posted by Blackflag
    Your whole post ignores the bald facts ("oversimplified") and struggles to read between the lines so that you can continue to have faith in your "party." Whatever helps you sleep at night, man.


    Really? What's my "party?"

    "Bald facts?" Like you ignore my entire post?

    Tell me - why does the democratic congress continue to spend billions on Iraq? Why have they taken no steps to draw down the troops? Why have they done - well, nothing?
    Oh I don't know - because their majority isn't big enough to meet the threashhold to override neither the Republican minority or the Presidential veto...

    Do I really have to explain that to you?

    And they haven't "taken steps?" They've in fact sponsored many of the bills doing exactly that, but have failed to pass or they've been vetoed...

    To answer Lounge's point earlier about destroying the middle class, I ask: who proposed nafta? Who signed it into law? This is one group acting together to accomplish a single agenda.
    NAFTA wasn't just Clinton's baby. He was facing a Republican majority in congress. If he had shot down NAFTA, he would have looked like the anti-business liberal...

    In any case, we're talking about today's recent Congress, are we not?

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