one has to question what Bush was spending money on -- Iraq misadventures vice Obama, who, right or wrong wants to spend money at home, perhaps to help rebuild our country.
Anon II - Um, "No Child Left Behind" and a Medicare Prescription Drug Program, perhaps?
And didn't Obama just ask for another $97 billion to escalate activity in Afghanistan and Pahk-ee-stan, breaking his pledge to fund wars only through the "normal" budgeting process?
GG - not to mention nearly tripling funding to fight aids in africa. he really was an evil bastard wasn't he? and i just don't see the rebuilding the country. i've seen countries in need of rebuilding and we have a LONG way to go to claim a need for "rebuilding". It makes us sound like we need to replace an out of date crystal chandelier in our mansion. This country is undergoing its financial comeuppance for a widespread cultural inability to delay gratification...and credit was the train upon which we rode to get here. that government is the worst offender of all should not surprise us that as the self-imposed enforcer of "fair" business practices, we ended up in this mess.
The Blog: A compendium of thoughts on politics, world affairs, economics, pop culture and social issues, from the center right perspective of me a University of Virginia graduate who spent a career in the world's greatest Navy keeping my mouth shut about politics and social issues (ok, publicly keeping it shut). Those days are over! I've also invited a few friends to join in, so pull up a chair and chime in where you will. Keep it clean, civil, concise and relevant.
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one has to question what Bush was spending money on -- Iraq misadventures vice Obama, who, right or wrong wants to spend money at home, perhaps to help rebuild our country.
Anon II - Um, "No Child Left Behind" and a Medicare Prescription Drug Program, perhaps?
And didn't Obama just ask for another $97 billion to escalate activity in Afghanistan and Pahk-ee-stan, breaking his pledge to fund wars only through the "normal" budgeting process?
GG - not to mention nearly tripling funding to fight aids in africa. he really was an evil bastard wasn't he? and i just don't see the rebuilding the country. i've seen countries in need of rebuilding and we have a LONG way to go to claim a need for "rebuilding". It makes us sound like we need to replace an out of date crystal chandelier in our mansion. This country is undergoing its financial comeuppance for a widespread cultural inability to delay gratification...and credit was the train upon which we rode to get here. that government is the worst offender of all should not surprise us that as the self-imposed enforcer of "fair" business practices, we ended up in this mess.
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