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Besides....EVERY action that Bush made was truly bi-partisan.
Such "neo-cons" as nancy pelosi, john edwards, john kerry, barney frank, ted kennedy, hillary clinton etc. voted for the war funding.
The lefties started banging the drums of war long before Bush was in the White House.
In the mean time, obama is STILL in an offensive stance when it comes to foreign policy, such as drone bombing and such.
How is that an exaggeration, I would call it a defensive stance considering the amount of troops that are home. For what it's worth I wish we didn't have a soldier in iraq or afghanistan. I don't care who voted for what, the 4 trillion in waste on wars was far worse then the stimulus.
Where did you get your list of liberals who voted for the war? Unless you are refering to just the funding part...
How is that an exaggeration, I would call it a defensive stance considering the amount of troops that are home. For what it's worth I wish we didn't have a soldier in iraq or afghanistan. I don't care who voted for what, the 4 trillion in waste on wars was far worse then the stimulus.
They didnt spend anywhere close to $4T on the wars..
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Originally Posted by boycewv
Where did you get your list of liberals who voted for the war? Unless you are refering to just the funding part...
How is that an exaggeration, I would call it a defensive stance considering the amount of troops that are home. For what it's worth I wish we didn't have a soldier in iraq or afghanistan. I don't care who voted for what, the 4 trillion in waste on wars was far worse then the stimulus.
Where did you get your list of liberals who voted for the war? Unless you are refering to just the funding part...
At least Congress got a chance to vote on that.
How about the nearly $1 trillion the US spent on the Libya invasion ?
Congress didn't get any chances to hear stories or vote on it. Our President made that decision all by himself with UN consent.
You know those whimsical *******s. Devote that you'll give a gazillion man hours until it's not politically cool anymore then throw them all under the bus. It's the democrats modus operandi.
I realize that it's easier to just rant and rave rather than look anything up but FCS people it's pretty easy information to find. It's on friggen wikipedia. The total program was $831 billion broke down as follows:
$237 billion went to tax credits for individuals (payroll tax cut, increase AMT floor, child tax credit, homebuyer credit, etc.)
$51 billion went to tax credits for companies (shifting losses around, tax credits for various activities)
$155 billion went to healthcare (Medicaid, technology investments, COBRA subsidy, etc.)
$100 billion went to education (aid to local school districts, grants, programs like Head Start)
$82.2 billion went to extend unemployment, food stamps, direct payment to SS recipients, job training, etc.
$105 billion to infrastructure
$18 billion for water, sewage, environment and public lands
$7.2 billion for gov't buildings
$10.5 billion for communications
$21 billion for energy infrastructure (mostly nuclear weapon production cleanup)
$27.2 billion for energy efficiency and renewable energy research
$14.75 billion for housing
$7.6 billion for scientific research
$10.6 billion for various other stuff including $4 billion to local law enforcement
At the time, economists felt that the program was too small to counter the economic downturn. It was. We should have spent a whole lot more, but as usual the GOP won't let us have nice things.
LOL!
Government isn't SUPPOSED to "give" you ANYTHING!
You can have all the nice things that you want. You just have to EARN them.
Here's the definition, since it seems to be lost on lefties.....
earn 1 (ûrn)tr.v.earned, earn·ing, earns1. To gain especially for the performance of service, labor, or work: earned money by mowing lawns. 2. To acquire or deserve as a result of effort or action: She earned a reputation as a hard worker. 3. To yield as return or profit: a savings account that earns interest on deposited funds.
Idiom: earn (one's) spurs/stripes To gain a position through hard work and the accumulation of experience, often in the face of difficulties.
At least Congress got a chance to vote on that.
How about the nearly $1 trillion the US spent on the Libya invasion ?
Congress didn't get any chances to hear stories or vote on it. Our President made that decision all by himself with UN consent.
Please enlighten me with a source...I'd like to see you cite the 1 trillion spent in libya lol
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