Today, The President Announced He Will Propose A Balanced Budget. On February 5, the Administration will present its five-year budget proposal, which will show reducing budget deficits and balance in 2012. The Budget will achieve balance while addressing the Nation's most critical needs, including support for the Global War on Terror and sustaining the strength of our economy through permanent tax relief.
- The President Also Called For Earmark Reform. The time has come for both political parties to work together on comprehensive earmark reform that produces greater transparency and accountability to the congressional budget process, including full disclosure for each earmark and cutting the number and cost of all earmarks by half.
Pro-Growth Policies Are Fueling The Robust U.S. Economy And Increasing Tax Revenues
The President's Tax Relief Has Spurred Robust Economic Growth, Millions Of Jobs, And Rising Wages. Immediately after the President's tax relief took full effect in 2003, economic growth accelerated and job growth resumed.
- The economy has grown nearly three percent over the last four quarters – faster than any other major industrialized country.
- More than 7 million American jobs have been created since August 2003.
- Americans are feeling the effects of a strong economy through bigger paychecks – real wages have grown 2.3 percent in the past 12 months, well above the average of 1990s.
A Strong U.S. Economy Is Fueling Higher Tax Revenues. Tax revenues are up 11.8 percent in 2006 following a 14.6 percent increase in 2005. Receipts have increased nearly 35 percent since the tax relief was fully implemented in 2003, and 70 percent of the reduction in the deficit last year was attributable to increased tax revenues.
Better Spending Restraint Is Helping Achieve A Balanced Budget
While Funding Priorities, We Must Keep Spending Under Control. We can achieve a balanced budget while maintaining our priorities: a strong national defense; tax relief needed to keep the economy strong; enhancing energy security; making health care more affordable; and further improving the quality of education.
As We Fund Our National Priorities, We Must Continue To Restrain Spending. That means restraining spending growth, doing more with less and eliminating programs that are not getting the job done.
Earmark Reform And The Line-Item Veto Will Help Eliminate Wasteful Spending. Earmarks often lead to wasteful Federal spending.
They have tripled in number over the last decade and have increased spending by billions of dollars. The time has come for comprehensive earmark reform that brings greater transparency and accountability to the congressional budget process, including:
- Disclosing the sponsors, costs, recipients and justification for each earmark;
- Stopping the practice of concealing earmarks in so-called report language instead of placing them in the actual language of the bill; and
- Stopping all wasteful and unnecessary earmarks, starting by cutting the number and cost of all earmarks by half.
- Providing the President the power that 43 of the Nation's governors have to help tackle wasteful spending: the line-item veto.
Rising Entitlement Spending Is A Long-Term Challenge That We Must Address Now. A balanced budget better positions us to deal with the unsustainable growth in entitlement spending. While the near-term fiscal outlook is bright, entitlement reform is needed to help address our long-term budgetary challenges and ensure these vital programs are available for future beneficiaries. The President has led the way in focusing attention on this problem and in promoting real solutions, but forging a solution will require bipartisan cooperation.
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Politcally, this is Clintonian genius.
Take issues that were part of your party getting their asses thumped, and try to make them your own.
Unfortunately for this current president, he's not fooling anyone. The American people have decided that he's a lame duck. He's trying to flipflop now, only he looks pathetic.
The GOP Congress has outspent beyond all reason. They have earmarked beyond all reason. Now that they are in the minority for at least the next 10 years, they want to make the Dems do what they themselves wouldn't. It's all so sad.
Kind of like that "Minority Bill of Rights". Matt, you didn't support it when Pelosi wanted it, so now, you'll get what you deserve. I, for one, seeing how truly evil people like you and Mark react to your party's defeat, will relish seeing you people squirm as you become an enduring minority within a minority. THe GOP as we knew it in 2002 is dead. The moderates will kick out the Radical Rightwing extremists that you and Mark love so much, and America will be better.
But I'll always laugh watching you froth. You are truly a pathetic excuse for an American.
Posted by: GavinMeachem at January 3, 2007 04:27 PM
As much as I enjoy watching gavin hitching up his suspenders, all tough-like, I can agree with one thing he said; Matt and Mark are truly evil.
Why just the other day, after watching videos of Saddam throwing people into shredders and Hitler constructing death-camps, I said to myself, "Self, these two psychopats remind me of the owners of B4B. Sure, the psychos killed millions after ruthlessly taking over their own countries, but thats nothing compared to those two conservatives over at the B4B blog. Why....they support BUSH!"
Did I mention I arbitrarily renamed the street I live on 'Mumia Boulevard'? The neighbors arent happy but so what, they probably voted for Bush.
Posted by: Lose the Bongos at January 3, 2007 04:38 PM
I call them evil because they repeatedly say that those who disagree with their narrow, racist, homophobic, anti-poor agenda are not true Americans and are in favor of surrendering everything to terrorists.
I think that position is evil.
Mark and Matt see a "D" next to someone's name and they immediately accuse that person of hating this great nation.
I'm sick of it.
Posted by: GavinMeachem at January 3, 2007 04:54 PM
Ah Gavin (Dougie):
You prove again and again that your words don't match up with your mind and/or heart.
First off, the compassion you suggest we all show others clearly stops when you see an "R" next to someone's name.
Further, there are a wide range of views on the right. Just as there is on the left.
Just because someone is opposed to Affirmative Action (as your cohort Georgia Frawg is) doesn't mean someone is racist. It means rightly, that they realize affirmative action historically helped white women the most and is now using racism in a vain atttempt at solving it.
Just because someone is opposed to Gay Marriage doesn't make them a homophobe. Just ask Alimiranta. She's stated she's worked on legal briefs advocating for all the governmental benefits of marriage yet calling it civil unions. But to you, that's clearly homophobia.
Just because someone isn't in favor of redistribuion of capital doesn't mean people are pro-poor people staying poor. Why is it that YOU seem to want to keep the poor addicted to government aid. Hell, you're probably in favor of decriminalization of drugs too. In reality, you want to keep people addicted to drugs and addicted to government help in order to keep them voting your way.
And the truly laughable bit, which makes EVERYONE, even people who probably vote the way you do LAUGH IN YOUR LAME ASS FACE... to suggest that it's Mark and Matt and Republicans who want to surrender everything to terrorists is laughable. Hell my man, you've all but suggested we roll out the welcome mat, get the terrorists their slippers and give them privacy to plan their next attack.
You're the laughable boob around here. I would assume you would've been banned already Gavin(Dougie), but at this point, you're kept around for comedic value only.
Posted by: wawilliyo at January 3, 2007 05:07 PM
And why is he talking about a balanced budget....because of the democrats....period.
Posted by: Jackie the Democrat at January 3, 2007 05:58 PM
I call them evil because they repeatedly say that those who disagree with their narrow, racist, homophobic, anti-poor agenda are not true Americans and are in favor of surrendering everything to terrorists.
Perhaps THEY disagree with YOU because you characterize their opinions as narrow, racist, homophobic and anti-poor. Ya see gav, if they can be all those things, then you can a terrorist-loving anti-American appeaser. Your high horse is looking more like a shetland pony.
Posted by: Lose the Bongos at January 3, 2007 06:27 PM
wawilliyo,
Gravel Meathead is a talking-point parrot, that's all. You and I, and those with brains here know that neither Matt nor Mark are any of those things that Gravel called them. In fact, Gravel's the racist here. He's a punk.
Gravel, you'd better be careful, boy, or you may find yourself banned. You sorry excuse for a human being; they should've let Saddam go and hung your pathetic arse. Do us a favor and go jump in front of a bus...
Posted by: Obama-sama has Big Ears of Corn at January 3, 2007 06:51 PM
Wawilly-
My name is Gavin. And if you had reading comprehension skills, you could see that what I actually said was accusing Mark and Matt of having the opinion that their politcal opponents are pro-terrorist and anti-American.
Good luck on your GED.
Posted by: GavinMeachem at January 3, 2007 06:53 PM
"Politcal"? Good luck on that GED, gavin.
Scuttle. Jeroboam. Piceous.
Posted by: Bacon-I Will Miss Thee at January 3, 2007 07:02 PM
Osama-
I'm not the racist. You're the one who calls people N****-lovers if they are pro-Civil Rights.
Did you support integration?
Of course you didn't! You admitted you didn't!
Posted by: GavinMeachem at January 3, 2007 07:07 PM
Hey, Gravel, cite a post where I said that, please. You lying punk. You can't. Yo momma wouldn't like you to tell lies, boy...
Posted by: Obama-sama has Big Ears of Corn at January 3, 2007 07:19 PM
Anyone here see the movie Fifty First Dates?
Gravel reminds me of Drew Barrymore's brother Sean Astin...."Om thnot djuicin"...hair lip..not that there's anything wrong with that!
Had to see the movie to get it.
Posted by: navydad at January 3, 2007 07:25 PM
navydad, Gravel has accused me and Khan of things we didn't say. He's a lying punk, just like his hero, Jesse Jackson.
I didn't see the movie; I've boycotted most of Hollywood since 2001...
Posted by: Obama-sama has Big Ears of Corn at January 3, 2007 07:51 PM
Back on topic;
Did anyone else notice that the bastion of liberal economics, the last remaining Keynesian Academician Paul Krugman is now advising that deficit spending is actually good for the economy? After railing for years that Bush’s economic programs are disasters, mortgaging our children’s future, recession-depression is just around the corner; Mr. Krugman is now extolling the virtues of a deficit! In his 12/22/2006 article, Krugman advises democrats that they “shouldn’t spend political capital trying to bring the deficit down” instead they should deficit spend for “good things like health care reform” (read: buy votes with giant government give-away programs).
His hypocrisy knows no bounds as he writes, “By spending money well, Democrats can both improve Americans’ lives and, more broadly, offer a demonstration of the benefits of good government. Deficit reduction, on the other hand, might just end up playing into the hands of the next irresponsible president.”
Most investors know, when Krugman speaks, do the opposite! But like a stopped clock being right twice each day; Krugman may have finally made a correct statement, “Now that the Democrats have regained some power, they have to decide what to do.” Lord knows they didn't have a clue until Krugman told them how to behave.
Posted by: Bane of Liberals' Existence at January 3, 2007 07:53 PM
It's obvious that the only way he feels he has a chance intellectually, is to cross the line of decency by asserting someone here has used racist comments or offensive language. He does this often and it appears that maybe he's a bit schizophrenic or paranoid. It's funny because he's so accusitory, that it also appears that he has an insecurity problem.
Schizophrenia: a serious brain disorder. It is a disease that makes it difficult for a person to tell the difference between real and unreal experiences, to think logically, to have normal emotional responses to others, and to behave normally in social situations.
Hmmm..sounds like Meathead, Bill, Casper and the rest of the dillusional kooks that post here.
I have no problem with being called a name as long as it doesn't imply that I or any one else here is racist...except you Meathead.
Corn, I have to follow your advice man. Ignore the little Fu#*. He'll get his, they always do.
He must have been dropped on his head at birth, right after they removed the chains from his hoofs.
Posted by: navydad at January 3, 2007 09:03 PM
Anyway...
Things have gone poorly for the Republicans because they went away from what their ideals. They went away from Fiscal Responsibility and it only makes sense for them to go back to it now that they're no longer the majority.
Besidess, much of the things listed by the President should have been done long ago.
Posted by:
Gozer at January 3, 2007 09:18 PM
Gozer-
The problem is Righty spent and is now going to "cut and run". I'd love to wine and dine and then some and leave the tab behind. Who wouldn't?
And i in all honesty encourage the dems to not pick up the tab. Matter of fact i would be willing to endorse a request to all potential dems for 2008 NOT TO RUN. if you guys type it I'll sign it.
Not a bad deal- righty gets 4 more years of running the US into the ground. The bottom line is i think America is slowly waking up (as per the mid terms). 2 more years of W and a new 4 year by righty- America will surly be looking like Mexico.
Maybe that will wake up the voters. What's really weird is all the support W gets for runing America into the ground.
STOP!
can you guys really imagine a United States so broke and so utterly poverty stricken and financially empty?
We are on that course. Ready to be a 3rd world country or worse? Supporting this inane spending is taking us all down.
BTW on the point of taking us down....didn't Bush PROJECT that he was a "uniter not a divider" ?
maybe i just imagined that.
seems like a alot of things were mere projection by him. He surely did the opposite financially.
Posted by: Bill Stensin at January 3, 2007 09:51 PM
Has anyone hovered over Bill's Typekey? it says JennStensin.
So Bill (Jenn) which is it?
Is your identity as solid as your lame ass views?
You go on and on about spending, yet you and your political allies advocate spending that would make Bush look like a frugal penny pincher...
Or perhaps your solution is the 100% over anyone who makes more than you do... is that why you're okay with Democrat spending?
Posted by: wawilliyo at January 3, 2007 09:57 PM
Truly amazing all of these good things will happen after he leaves office; the Iraq war will end, the budget will be balanced. Before I believe any of this crap, he will have to give me the detail as to what will come out of the budget to pay for the $500 Billion dollars in Iraq. It will be just more Reganomics voodoo economics, if I can quote a past President, of keeping big-ticket items such as social security and Iraq war off budget.
Posted by: Josh Keaton at January 3, 2007 10:03 PM
I would ask what's all this talk of Mexico? I mean i agree, I don't like where Bush is going with his border control and immigration policies but are you seriously trying to tell me the Dems have a better plan? Hmm?
Posted by:
Gozer at January 3, 2007 10:04 PM
Gozer:
I honestly don't know what is the best way to address the border issue, but I know it's a national security issue.
However, the only difference between Democrats (the team Gavin is a cheerleader for) and Bush's apparent plan was how far should we fling open the gates at the border.
Posted by: wawilliyo at January 3, 2007 10:13 PM
Navydad,
"Hmmm..sounds like Meathead, Bill, Casper and the rest of the dillusional kooks that post here."
Which of my posts do you consider dillusional. My last posts updated information from a source someone else brought up.
Posted by: Casper at January 3, 2007 10:17 PM
Gozer- no- not at all. Pelozi anf her gand pretty much is on par with Bush on that one. For different reasons i think. I am certain the dems are for he votes, while Bush is probably after the labor (but throw the votes in too). Different motives same result.
The sad part is W is patenting his anti-terror agenda. Porous borders don't really get that one to float.
at least with Pelosi etc all, you can see it in plain sight. Something i have noticed a lot about righty- all the covert things- i'd rather trust the guys that at least have the nads to lay it out in public. Regardless of how much i disagree. You know- know what you are getting rather than be surprised.
Posted by: Bill Stensin at January 3, 2007 10:22 PM
Bill (Jenn):
You mean out in the public, like Nancy's legislation of the first 100 hours?
Hell, they aren't even going to be presented to over 200 members before they are brought to the floor for a F***ING VOTE.
Republicans may have had closed rules, but at least Democrats got to SEE the legislation before they obstructed it.
Posted by: wawilliyo at January 3, 2007 10:26 PM
Wally- "However, the only difference between Democrats (the team Gavin is a cheerleader for) and Bush's apparent plan was how far should we fling open the gates at the border."
what?!?!
uh- ever hear of Bush's borderless North America? get ready all you W suporters (and i say this due to the right's disregar for others- not my disrespect for others) but righty will be stuck with a mexican in his mouth and a c'nuck up his A%%.
meaning all the complaining by righty about our kind neighbors to the north and the guys down south- well get ready to get alot cozier with those you lothe...thank W for that. sort of ironic huh?
Posted by: Bill Stensin at January 3, 2007 10:30 PM
Ghost
When you post a comment such as this:
"The American military — once a staunch supporter of President Bush and the Iraq war — has grown in creasingly pessimistic about chances for victory."
This is BS and if you read it somewhere, it was from some retired colonel that didn't make rank, so he's pissed off. Or some kook journalist trying to make his mark.
The support to "Win" this war is overwhelming within our Military and if it weren't so, our re-enlistment figures would tell a completely different story, but they don't, so don't try to spin it as if the entire Military thinks this way.
Thus far, the only ones pessimistic are the kook left that are hoping we lose.
Posted by: navydad at January 3, 2007 10:36 PM
Out of curiosity Bill (Jenn);
Who is this righty?
And exactly what plan do the Democrats have for the border but leave them open and then say anyone who breaks the law to come here gets citizenship.
Bush had a plan that shored up the border and then dealt with those here already. And then allowed a way for more people to come here legally.
Republicans had the close the border and then we'll figure out what to do.
So let me get this straight Bill (Jenn)... you seem to be against Mexicans and now Canadians...your comments make you appear xenophobic.
You might want to be careful, Gavin might call you a racist and homophobe.
Posted by: wawilliyo at January 3, 2007 10:37 PM
Navydad,
The quote was from the article at http://www.militarycity.com/polls/2006_main.php, The same source that Kahn was using only with the updated poll. Read the article before you start calling someone names. Read the poll while you are at it and tell me what you would conclude from it. I never claimed that there aren't a lot of men and women in the military that support the president. I also know there are a lot that don't, including my daughter who served in Iraq twice.
Posted by: Casper at January 3, 2007 10:50 PM
Everyone who isn't blindly supporting--I mean propping up--George is giggling at his 2012 "balanced budget." I mean, how considerate! A gray, impotent, tapped-out Conservative Leader gravely tasks those about to take the stage with cleaning up his puke.
What has us all staring at our shoes and suppressing huge guffaws is George's "It's time to put aside politics and get to work on the business of doing what's etc., etc., etc.," and then reading the rabid anti-liberal/anti-Democrat foolishness on creepy little blogs like this one where it's clear that you guys are in it for the long haul: It's easier to write Conservative crap than it is to actually do something constructive.
+++++++++++++++
Illegal undocumented workers swarming into the US and you're demanding that Democrats come up with a plan? There's one question with only one answer and that answer will or should point you in the direction you need to go to learn why George is afraid to do anything. Here's the question:
Who is Jeb Bush married to?
Posted by: bloodstomper at January 3, 2007 11:42 PM
Blood LOL....
Dubya took 6 years to blow the loot that Clinton created for the country...ok bush more than blew it it he blew it out of HISTORICAL PROPORTIONs. Oh i know- no one on the right will even comment on this point. imagine that.
Any way 6 years to spend...now Bush says 6 more years until it's fixed?
what 6 years with a republican supporting cast and W could't get it under control.
Please right guys- could you PLEEEEEEZE tell us why in 6 years Bush has not only failed to balance a budget etc. but took it deeper than ever in history? And given this- why shoudl any SENSIBLE CONSERRVITE REPUBLICAN beleive in 6 years it wil be resolved?
hahaaa thought so.
Posted by: Bill Stensin at January 4, 2007 12:34 AM
Wally- it's a figure of speech i made up. (I being a wite cracker) thought of blacks and how they used to say "whitey". seems to me opression is opression. Whitey, Righty- what's the differnce?
it's a term- a movement- a state of being the repugnant law changing, greedy, American troop killing, record spending machine republicans.
did i miss anything?
and No not all republicans- just the blind ones.
Posted by: Bill Stensin at January 4, 2007 12:43 AM
You're an idiot Bill (Jenn).
You make statements that are patently ripped off from DailyKos and other leftie (like that... my attempt at copying your so believed clever wit) websites; and believe their opinion is fact.
You have no idea about nearly EVERY talking point you discuss; from the Constitution down to US Code, you get it all wrong.
You have the gall to refer to Republicans as the racists and homophobes, but you're the one who makes statements that imply the "illegals" are just destroying America, yet it's not the Democrats who have a plan to stop it.
You're a joke without a punchline.
Posted by: wawilliyo at January 4, 2007 10:48 AM
No one says illegals are destroying America. The corporate swine who employ and exploit them are.
And then there's Tinywilly. He clearly is a virgin living in mommy's basement and loves his beloved Shrub, so he defends them on radical racist rightwing blogs to pass the time between handing out carts at Wal-Mart.
Easy on the porn, willyboy.
Posted by: GavinMeachem at January 4, 2007 03:31 PM
Meathead,
Do you even have a job?
If so, doing what? I think we're all curious to know what and where such a despicable hateful person could do for a living...and be honest.
You've obviously seen my posts about my past employment with the DOE and my current business as a designer for the auto industry....so what is it?
You don't need to tell us details and we promise we won't laugh.
If you don't respond, we'll know you're unemployed and if you respond with some kind of rant, we'll take that as unemployed also.
Posted by: navydad at January 4, 2007 05:59 PM
Wow... so I touched on Gavin (Dougie)'s raw nerves...
I can assure you, I'm not living in my mother's basement. At 25, I've sold my first house I bought with a down payment from a small inheritance I got from my grandfather.
I was going to law school but was burning out so I took some time off and am working with companies helping rebuild communities after hurricanes and/or other devastating weather.
Now Gavin (Dougie): What the hell do you do?
I patiently await your next post that doesn't answer anything.
P.S. My virginity, which I should have valued a bit more, was lost when I was 16. If you're at all interested in the details, I'll advise you to F*CK OFF!
Posted by: wawilliyo at January 4, 2007 09:12 PM
Well either Mark banned the kook..or he really is unemployed!
I hope he doesn't do the dirt nap thing on our account.
If he does, it's all Keefer and wawilliyo's fault..I had nothing to do with it:o-
Posted by: navydad at January 5, 2007 10:06 AM
Politcally, this is Clintonian genius.
Take issues that were part of your party getting their asses thumped, and try to make them your own.
Unfortunately for this current president, he's not fooling anyone. The American people have decided that he's a lame duck. He's trying to flipflop now, only he looks pathetic.
The GOP Congress has outspent beyond all reason. They have earmarked beyond all reason. Now that they are in the minority for at least the next 10 years, they want to make the Dems do what they themselves wouldn't. It's all so sad.
Kind of like that "Minority Bill of Rights". Matt, you didn't support it when Pelosi wanted it, so now, you'll get what you deserve. I, for one, seeing how truly evil people like you and Mark react to your party's defeat, will relish seeing you people squirm as you become an enduring minority within a minority. THe GOP as we knew it in 2002 is dead. The moderates will kick out the Radical Rightwing extremists that you and Mark love so much, and America will be better.
But I'll always laugh watching you froth. You are truly a pathetic excuse for an American.
As much as I enjoy watching gavin hitching up his suspenders, all tough-like, I can agree with one thing he said; Matt and Mark are truly evil.
Why just the other day, after watching videos of Saddam throwing people into shredders and Hitler constructing death-camps, I said to myself, "Self, these two psychopats remind me of the owners of B4B. Sure, the psychos killed millions after ruthlessly taking over their own countries, but thats nothing compared to those two conservatives over at the B4B blog. Why....they support BUSH!"
Did I mention I arbitrarily renamed the street I live on 'Mumia Boulevard'? The neighbors arent happy but so what, they probably voted for Bush.
I call them evil because they repeatedly say that those who disagree with their narrow, racist, homophobic, anti-poor agenda are not true Americans and are in favor of surrendering everything to terrorists.
I think that position is evil.
Mark and Matt see a "D" next to someone's name and they immediately accuse that person of hating this great nation.
I'm sick of it.
Ah Gavin (Dougie):
You prove again and again that your words don't match up with your mind and/or heart.
First off, the compassion you suggest we all show others clearly stops when you see an "R" next to someone's name.
Further, there are a wide range of views on the right. Just as there is on the left.
Just because someone is opposed to Affirmative Action (as your cohort Georgia Frawg is) doesn't mean someone is racist. It means rightly, that they realize affirmative action historically helped white women the most and is now using racism in a vain atttempt at solving it.
Just because someone is opposed to Gay Marriage doesn't make them a homophobe. Just ask Alimiranta. She's stated she's worked on legal briefs advocating for all the governmental benefits of marriage yet calling it civil unions. But to you, that's clearly homophobia.
Just because someone isn't in favor of redistribuion of capital doesn't mean people are pro-poor people staying poor. Why is it that YOU seem to want to keep the poor addicted to government aid. Hell, you're probably in favor of decriminalization of drugs too. In reality, you want to keep people addicted to drugs and addicted to government help in order to keep them voting your way.
And the truly laughable bit, which makes EVERYONE, even people who probably vote the way you do LAUGH IN YOUR LAME ASS FACE... to suggest that it's Mark and Matt and Republicans who want to surrender everything to terrorists is laughable. Hell my man, you've all but suggested we roll out the welcome mat, get the terrorists their slippers and give them privacy to plan their next attack.
You're the laughable boob around here. I would assume you would've been banned already Gavin(Dougie), but at this point, you're kept around for comedic value only.
And why is he talking about a balanced budget....because of the democrats....period.
I call them evil because they repeatedly say that those who disagree with their narrow, racist, homophobic, anti-poor agenda are not true Americans and are in favor of surrendering everything to terrorists.
Perhaps THEY disagree with YOU because you characterize their opinions as narrow, racist, homophobic and anti-poor. Ya see gav, if they can be all those things, then you can a terrorist-loving anti-American appeaser. Your high horse is looking more like a shetland pony.
wawilliyo,
Gravel Meathead is a talking-point parrot, that's all. You and I, and those with brains here know that neither Matt nor Mark are any of those things that Gravel called them. In fact, Gravel's the racist here. He's a punk.
Gravel, you'd better be careful, boy, or you may find yourself banned. You sorry excuse for a human being; they should've let Saddam go and hung your pathetic arse. Do us a favor and go jump in front of a bus...
Wawilly-
My name is Gavin. And if you had reading comprehension skills, you could see that what I actually said was accusing Mark and Matt of having the opinion that their politcal opponents are pro-terrorist and anti-American.
Good luck on your GED.
"Politcal"? Good luck on that GED, gavin.
Scuttle. Jeroboam. Piceous.
Osama-
I'm not the racist. You're the one who calls people N****-lovers if they are pro-Civil Rights.
Did you support integration?
Of course you didn't! You admitted you didn't!
Hey, Gravel, cite a post where I said that, please. You lying punk. You can't. Yo momma wouldn't like you to tell lies, boy...
Anyone here see the movie Fifty First Dates?
Gravel reminds me of Drew Barrymore's brother Sean Astin...."Om thnot djuicin"...hair lip..not that there's anything wrong with that!
Had to see the movie to get it.
navydad, Gravel has accused me and Khan of things we didn't say. He's a lying punk, just like his hero, Jesse Jackson.
I didn't see the movie; I've boycotted most of Hollywood since 2001...
Back on topic;
Did anyone else notice that the bastion of liberal economics, the last remaining Keynesian Academician Paul Krugman is now advising that deficit spending is actually good for the economy? After railing for years that Bush’s economic programs are disasters, mortgaging our children’s future, recession-depression is just around the corner; Mr. Krugman is now extolling the virtues of a deficit! In his 12/22/2006 article, Krugman advises democrats that they “shouldn’t spend political capital trying to bring the deficit down” instead they should deficit spend for “good things like health care reform” (read: buy votes with giant government give-away programs).
His hypocrisy knows no bounds as he writes, “By spending money well, Democrats can both improve Americans’ lives and, more broadly, offer a demonstration of the benefits of good government. Deficit reduction, on the other hand, might just end up playing into the hands of the next irresponsible president.”
Most investors know, when Krugman speaks, do the opposite! But like a stopped clock being right twice each day; Krugman may have finally made a correct statement, “Now that the Democrats have regained some power, they have to decide what to do.” Lord knows they didn't have a clue until Krugman told them how to behave.
It's obvious that the only way he feels he has a chance intellectually, is to cross the line of decency by asserting someone here has used racist comments or offensive language. He does this often and it appears that maybe he's a bit schizophrenic or paranoid. It's funny because he's so accusitory, that it also appears that he has an insecurity problem.
Schizophrenia: a serious brain disorder. It is a disease that makes it difficult for a person to tell the difference between real and unreal experiences, to think logically, to have normal emotional responses to others, and to behave normally in social situations.
Hmmm..sounds like Meathead, Bill, Casper and the rest of the dillusional kooks that post here.
I have no problem with being called a name as long as it doesn't imply that I or any one else here is racist...except you Meathead.
Corn, I have to follow your advice man. Ignore the little Fu#*. He'll get his, they always do.
He must have been dropped on his head at birth, right after they removed the chains from his hoofs.
Anyway...
Things have gone poorly for the Republicans because they went away from what their ideals. They went away from Fiscal Responsibility and it only makes sense for them to go back to it now that they're no longer the majority.
Besidess, much of the things listed by the President should have been done long ago.
Gozer-
The problem is Righty spent and is now going to "cut and run". I'd love to wine and dine and then some and leave the tab behind. Who wouldn't?
And i in all honesty encourage the dems to not pick up the tab. Matter of fact i would be willing to endorse a request to all potential dems for 2008 NOT TO RUN. if you guys type it I'll sign it.
Not a bad deal- righty gets 4 more years of running the US into the ground. The bottom line is i think America is slowly waking up (as per the mid terms). 2 more years of W and a new 4 year by righty- America will surly be looking like Mexico.
Maybe that will wake up the voters. What's really weird is all the support W gets for runing America into the ground.
STOP!
can you guys really imagine a United States so broke and so utterly poverty stricken and financially empty?
We are on that course. Ready to be a 3rd world country or worse? Supporting this inane spending is taking us all down.
BTW on the point of taking us down....didn't Bush PROJECT that he was a "uniter not a divider" ?
maybe i just imagined that.
seems like a alot of things were mere projection by him. He surely did the opposite financially.
Has anyone hovered over Bill's Typekey? it says JennStensin.
So Bill (Jenn) which is it?
Is your identity as solid as your lame ass views?
You go on and on about spending, yet you and your political allies advocate spending that would make Bush look like a frugal penny pincher...
Or perhaps your solution is the 100% over anyone who makes more than you do... is that why you're okay with Democrat spending?
Truly amazing all of these good things will happen after he leaves office; the Iraq war will end, the budget will be balanced. Before I believe any of this crap, he will have to give me the detail as to what will come out of the budget to pay for the $500 Billion dollars in Iraq. It will be just more Reganomics voodoo economics, if I can quote a past President, of keeping big-ticket items such as social security and Iraq war off budget.
I would ask what's all this talk of Mexico? I mean i agree, I don't like where Bush is going with his border control and immigration policies but are you seriously trying to tell me the Dems have a better plan? Hmm?
Gozer:
I honestly don't know what is the best way to address the border issue, but I know it's a national security issue.
However, the only difference between Democrats (the team Gavin is a cheerleader for) and Bush's apparent plan was how far should we fling open the gates at the border.
Navydad,
"Hmmm..sounds like Meathead, Bill, Casper and the rest of the dillusional kooks that post here."
Which of my posts do you consider dillusional. My last posts updated information from a source someone else brought up.
Gozer- no- not at all. Pelozi anf her gand pretty much is on par with Bush on that one. For different reasons i think. I am certain the dems are for he votes, while Bush is probably after the labor (but throw the votes in too). Different motives same result.
The sad part is W is patenting his anti-terror agenda. Porous borders don't really get that one to float.
at least with Pelosi etc all, you can see it in plain sight. Something i have noticed a lot about righty- all the covert things- i'd rather trust the guys that at least have the nads to lay it out in public. Regardless of how much i disagree. You know- know what you are getting rather than be surprised.
Bill (Jenn):
You mean out in the public, like Nancy's legislation of the first 100 hours?
Hell, they aren't even going to be presented to over 200 members before they are brought to the floor for a F***ING VOTE.
Republicans may have had closed rules, but at least Democrats got to SEE the legislation before they obstructed it.
Wally- "However, the only difference between Democrats (the team Gavin is a cheerleader for) and Bush's apparent plan was how far should we fling open the gates at the border."
what?!?!
uh- ever hear of Bush's borderless North America? get ready all you W suporters (and i say this due to the right's disregar for others- not my disrespect for others) but righty will be stuck with a mexican in his mouth and a c'nuck up his A%%.
meaning all the complaining by righty about our kind neighbors to the north and the guys down south- well get ready to get alot cozier with those you lothe...thank W for that. sort of ironic huh?
Ghost
When you post a comment such as this:
"The American military — once a staunch supporter of President Bush and the Iraq war — has grown in creasingly pessimistic about chances for victory."
This is BS and if you read it somewhere, it was from some retired colonel that didn't make rank, so he's pissed off. Or some kook journalist trying to make his mark.
The support to "Win" this war is overwhelming within our Military and if it weren't so, our re-enlistment figures would tell a completely different story, but they don't, so don't try to spin it as if the entire Military thinks this way.
Thus far, the only ones pessimistic are the kook left that are hoping we lose.
Out of curiosity Bill (Jenn);
Who is this righty?
And exactly what plan do the Democrats have for the border but leave them open and then say anyone who breaks the law to come here gets citizenship.
Bush had a plan that shored up the border and then dealt with those here already. And then allowed a way for more people to come here legally.
Republicans had the close the border and then we'll figure out what to do.
So let me get this straight Bill (Jenn)... you seem to be against Mexicans and now Canadians...your comments make you appear xenophobic.
You might want to be careful, Gavin might call you a racist and homophobe.
Navydad,
The quote was from the article at http://www.militarycity.com/polls/2006_main.php, The same source that Kahn was using only with the updated poll. Read the article before you start calling someone names. Read the poll while you are at it and tell me what you would conclude from it. I never claimed that there aren't a lot of men and women in the military that support the president. I also know there are a lot that don't, including my daughter who served in Iraq twice.
Everyone who isn't blindly supporting--I mean propping up--George is giggling at his 2012 "balanced budget." I mean, how considerate! A gray, impotent, tapped-out Conservative Leader gravely tasks those about to take the stage with cleaning up his puke.
What has us all staring at our shoes and suppressing huge guffaws is George's "It's time to put aside politics and get to work on the business of doing what's etc., etc., etc.," and then reading the rabid anti-liberal/anti-Democrat foolishness on creepy little blogs like this one where it's clear that you guys are in it for the long haul: It's easier to write Conservative crap than it is to actually do something constructive.
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Illegal undocumented workers swarming into the US and you're demanding that Democrats come up with a plan? There's one question with only one answer and that answer will or should point you in the direction you need to go to learn why George is afraid to do anything. Here's the question:
Who is Jeb Bush married to?
Blood LOL....
Dubya took 6 years to blow the loot that Clinton created for the country...ok bush more than blew it it he blew it out of HISTORICAL PROPORTIONs. Oh i know- no one on the right will even comment on this point. imagine that.
Any way 6 years to spend...now Bush says 6 more years until it's fixed?
what 6 years with a republican supporting cast and W could't get it under control.
Please right guys- could you PLEEEEEEZE tell us why in 6 years Bush has not only failed to balance a budget etc. but took it deeper than ever in history? And given this- why shoudl any SENSIBLE CONSERRVITE REPUBLICAN beleive in 6 years it wil be resolved?
hahaaa thought so.
Wally- it's a figure of speech i made up. (I being a wite cracker) thought of blacks and how they used to say "whitey". seems to me opression is opression. Whitey, Righty- what's the differnce?
it's a term- a movement- a state of being the repugnant law changing, greedy, American troop killing, record spending machine republicans.
did i miss anything?
and No not all republicans- just the blind ones.
You're an idiot Bill (Jenn).
You make statements that are patently ripped off from DailyKos and other leftie (like that... my attempt at copying your so believed clever wit) websites; and believe their opinion is fact.
You have no idea about nearly EVERY talking point you discuss; from the Constitution down to US Code, you get it all wrong.
You have the gall to refer to Republicans as the racists and homophobes, but you're the one who makes statements that imply the "illegals" are just destroying America, yet it's not the Democrats who have a plan to stop it.
You're a joke without a punchline.
No one says illegals are destroying America. The corporate swine who employ and exploit them are.
And then there's Tinywilly. He clearly is a virgin living in mommy's basement and loves his beloved Shrub, so he defends them on radical racist rightwing blogs to pass the time between handing out carts at Wal-Mart.
Easy on the porn, willyboy.
Meathead,
Do you even have a job?
If so, doing what? I think we're all curious to know what and where such a despicable hateful person could do for a living...and be honest.
You've obviously seen my posts about my past employment with the DOE and my current business as a designer for the auto industry....so what is it?
You don't need to tell us details and we promise we won't laugh.
If you don't respond, we'll know you're unemployed and if you respond with some kind of rant, we'll take that as unemployed also.
Wow... so I touched on Gavin (Dougie)'s raw nerves...
I can assure you, I'm not living in my mother's basement. At 25, I've sold my first house I bought with a down payment from a small inheritance I got from my grandfather.
I was going to law school but was burning out so I took some time off and am working with companies helping rebuild communities after hurricanes and/or other devastating weather.
Now Gavin (Dougie): What the hell do you do?
I patiently await your next post that doesn't answer anything.
P.S. My virginity, which I should have valued a bit more, was lost when I was 16. If you're at all interested in the details, I'll advise you to F*CK OFF!
Well either Mark banned the kook..or he really is unemployed!
I hope he doesn't do the dirt nap thing on our account.
If he does, it's all Keefer and wawilliyo's fault..I had nothing to do with it:o-