How about a post that isn't useless drivel?

[Blackflag]

If you can tear yourself away from the fascinating story about Obama's daughter...try this one on for size.

"The federal deficit has topped $1 trillion for the first time ever and could grow to nearly $2 trillion by this fall, intensifying fears about higher interest rates, inflation and the strength of the dollar."

Budget deficit tops $1 trillion for first time - Yahoo! Finance




Commentary: Bend over and kiss your ass goodbye.

[FORD]

Thanks again, Chimpy!

[Blackflag]

$1 trillion defecit... who spent the last $727 billion of that?

Bush started the mess, but there's somebody making it worse.

Face reality, pussy.

[LoungeMachine]

$1 trillion defecit... who spent the last $727 billion of that?

Bush started the mess, but there's somebody making it worse.

Face reality, pussy.

So..

If I start a fire, and then YOU come along with your firemen, trucks, and equipment and put it out.....

Who should get blamed for the cost of the FIRE?

Me?

Or YOU who came along with all your labor and equipment costs?

I certainly didnt spend the funds, YOU did. All I did was create the NEED for YOU to come along with your expensive stuff.



Now, I dont agree with all of bullshit "stimulus" spending going on, but to simply look at the spending, without taking into consideration HOW we got here is pretty silly.

[Blackflag]

Perfect analogy.

But, if the fireman comes along and tries to put out the fire by throwing gasoline on it, then who's liable?

Now, I dont agree with all of bullshit "stimulus" spending going on, but to simply look at the spending, without taking into consideration HOW we got here is pretty silly.

The fact is - it doesn't matter "HOW" we got here, other than for posterity or for catharsis. Here we are today. And we have assholes throwing gasoline on a fire. Pointing fingers doesn't change that.

Because giving billions to AIG, or sending troops to Afghanistan, giving out more foreign aid, or setting up a health care plan...none of that helps to put out the fire - they're all gasoline.

[sadaist]

So..

If I start a fire, and then YOU come along with your firemen, trucks, and equipment and put it out.....

Who should get blamed for the cost of the FIRE?

Me?

Or YOU who came along with all your labor and equipment costs?

I certainly didnt spend the funds, YOU did. All I did was create the NEED for YOU to come along with your expensive stuff.



Now, I dont agree with all of bullshit "stimulus" spending going on, but to simply look at the spending, without taking into consideration HOW we got here is pretty silly.

The only problem with the fire analogy between Bush starting it & Obama trying to put it out....Obama is fighting fire with fire and only making the blaze larger.

Although it would have been a great time for some of my "burning Bush" jokes.

[LoungeMachine]

I agree with BF and sada.....

which you know pisses me off.....

I agree, Obama, Inc of Chicago, Ill. 60609 is NOT fighting the fire correctly.

I just hate letting the PYROS who started it off the hook.

knowhatimsayin?

[hideyoursheep]

sending troops to Afghanistan..

What's wrong with that?

[FORD]

What's wrong with that?

Ask the Russians.

Or the Brits.

Or Alexander the Great, and all the other historical military geniuses who got their asses kicked there.

We have no goddamn reason to be there, and at this point, it's as bad if not worse than Iraq to stay there. Fuck this "world police"/Corporate empire bullshit.

[hideyoursheep]

Ask the Russians.

Or the Brits.

Or Alexander the Great, and all the other historical military geniuses who got their asses kicked there.

We have no goddamn reason to be there.

We aren't there for the same reason as the examples you've listed, you know that.

[knuckleboner]

so wait, in the midst of the worst recession since the great depression, you'd rather we cut spending?

interesting theory...

[Seshmeister]

We aren't there for the same reason as the examples you've listed, you know that.

Could you tell me why we are there?

[ELVIS]

To find David Bowie ??

[Seshmeister]

Booooooey?

[ELVIS]

Yes...