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so bush had nothing to do with the iraq war? nor anything to do with the money it cost to wage it? that not only took a 200 plus surplus budget and turn it into a 1.2 TRILLION dollar deficit? you can't rewrite history in your thread either
1) The money was borrowed
2) There was no surplus...
3) Again, wars STIMULATE the economy, not create economic problems.
I was thinking this myself, I thought it was a joke,..but it's typical far right politics. Every single thing you do wrong, never man up, just blame the democrats.
I searched your posting for some facts to answer the OP's question.. Nope, none there.. Liberals just posting to each other while pretending they answered the OP's question, isnt really contributing to the thread...
Yes, Barney Frank had a hand in the mortgage fiasco, but lets not forget Phil Gramm or is this a information that the right want to continue ignoring.
Ah yes, Mr "we don't need no stinking Glass-Steagall nor do derivatives need to be regulated" Gramm. He also came up with the Enron loophole.
The banks had been pushing for this for years..they finally found a sucker in Gramm. BTW..he went and got a cushy job at UBS right after that.
But I wouldn't put the blame only on him. One Congressman can't make laws by himself. He was a pawn of the bankers that pushed the changes but Congress approved them and the President signed them.
As Hillary says.."It takes a village" and we have had a village of idiots running this country for decades making bad decisions and playing favorites. Now we have to pay the price as the culmination of all this deregulation has put global economies on the brink of default.
This is a great post Ken. Bush was basically asleep at the wheel for the last decade. Job growth - lowest in decades. He encouraged the irresponsible housing bust with this "ownership society" muck. He was playing the fiddle, or clearing the brush on his ranch, while Rome burned.
Seriously, can anybody point to a defining moment during Bush's 8 years, other then the regrettable "Mission Accomplished" speech?
Bush was not asleep at the wheel. However, he was promoting socialist agendas of the left-
1. medicare prescription bill
2. seeking amnesty for illegals
3. marked increases in federal spending
4. no child left behind
It is interesting that the left would even mention the phrase "asleep at the wheel" with Obama in power. This idiot has destroyed the economy (perhaps irreparably with his massive debt accumulation) and the environment with failed policies and incompetence. He makes Carter look like a great president, and actually makes Bush look good (not a Bush fan).
No more socialists. Let's get a fiscal conservative in office (that may not necessarily be a republican) who will institute spending controls and some austerity measures to get the nation back on track.
This is a great post Ken. Bush was basically asleep at the wheel for the last decade. Job growth - lowest in decades.
This is a joke right? No one who lived during the Bush years could think there was low job growth.. Are you in your early 20's where you werent around at the time?
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He encouraged the irresponsible housing bust with this "ownership society" muck.
He encouraged a housing bust by talking about the fact people should be home owners? Tell me what president hasnt done that?
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Originally Posted by bily4
He was playing the fiddle, or clearing the brush on his ranch, while Rome burned.
Seriously, can anybody point to a defining moment during Bush's 8 years, other then the regrettable "Mission Accomplished" speech?
I note you havent listed ONE thing Bush did either through all of this babble..
Bush is not to blame..he was just a pawn.
Look around..it's a global crisis, not just a US crisis.
What bad policies did BUSH put in place to cause the PIIGS to be in the same bad debt ridden place ?
Follow the money and the money..so far all of it, leads back to the bankers who influenced and bought country governments into doing their bidding.
Look behind every country's debt problems and you'll see it all leads back to risky speculation and taking on debt way beyond what they could afford.
Actually, if one looks at join dates, I have been here a tad longer than you. But that is of no matter.
Even though this does not address my contention that there is blame to be placed on both sides of the isle, I do have one honest simple question for you
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When half the public doesn't pay taxes
Could you please identify the half that does not pay taxes ?
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