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Old 04-15-2009, 09:52 PM
 
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And by inference, John McCain would have had the whole nation sailing smoothly along, without so much as a bump in the road, right? Exactly what do you think he'd have done, other than perhaps continue the wonderful policies put in place by Bush that got us into this situation in the first place?
Nope, I don't think so. He probably would have screwed it up almost as much as Barry, you know why? Because he is a liberal, that's why.

But why are you trying to defend Barry by bringing up McCain? That just makes it sound like you know Barry is screwing things up for generations to come.

Bush sure didn't help too much but why are you leaving out Chris Dodd, Barney Frank, Polise, Reid and the rest of the liberal congress that actually blocked any attempt for regulation that could have stopped the Fannie & Freddie liberal disaster? If you remember, Bush tried to get congress to do something but was shouted down by the Democrats.

Some people are so used to blaming everything on Bush that they just can't quit the habit. Then they get mad cause people are picking on Barry. Bush made his share of screwups that we (and our kids) will have to live with but allowing Barry to add to them is not the answer. He was supposed to change what bush did wrong, not do a lot more of it.
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Old 04-15-2009, 09:56 PM
 
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And by inference, John McCain would have had the whole nation sailing smoothly along, without so much as a bump in the road, right? Exactly what do you think he'd have done, other than perhaps continue the wonderful policies put in place by Bush that got us into this situation in the first place?
I think that he would have conferred with the top economists and gone along with the overwhelming consensus that the only way to save our financial systems, that were on the brink of collapse, was to inject a large sum of money into them. He probably would have passed a stimulus package similar in scope to Obama's.

The main difference is that while McCain would have taken some of the same steps that Obama has so far, the Republicans would not be labeling him a fascist, socialist, Marxist, communist, Muslim and there would be no tea parties.
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Old 04-16-2009, 04:03 AM
 
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28.77% of economy. 10 years ago it was 33.42% of economy.
OBAMA wants to make it almost 45% of the economy this year


OBAMA is spending away your children's future. His portion of the national debt willl be larger than all other presidents added together.


OBAMA'S WRECKLESS SPENDING SPREE IS AT THE HEIGHT OF IRRESPONSIBILITY
Do you have any idea WHY he's spending money?
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Old 04-16-2009, 07:05 AM
 
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Nope, I don't think so. He probably would have screwed it up almost as much as Barry, you know why? Because he is a liberal, that's why.

But why are you trying to defend Barry by bringing up McCain? That just makes it sound like you know Barry is screwing things up for generations to come.

Bush sure didn't help too much but why are you leaving out Chris Dodd, Barney Frank, Polise, Reid and the rest of the liberal congress that actually blocked any attempt for regulation that could have stopped the Fannie & Freddie liberal disaster? If you remember, Bush tried to get congress to do something but was shouted down by the Democrats.

Some people are so used to blaming everything on Bush that they just can't quit the habit. Then they get mad cause people are picking on Barry. Bush made his share of screwups that we (and our kids) will have to live with but allowing Barry to add to them is not the answer. He was supposed to change what bush did wrong, not do a lot more of it.
Exactly!
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Old 04-16-2009, 07:07 AM
 
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I think that he would have conferred with the top economists and gone along with the overwhelming consensus that the only way to save our financial systems, that were on the brink of collapse, was to inject a large sum of money into them. He probably would have passed a stimulus package similar in scope to Obama's.

The main difference is that while McCain would have taken some of the same steps that Obama has so far, the Republicans would not be labeling him a fascist, socialist, Marxist, communist, Muslim and there would be no tea parties.
Wrong. The same protests would be happening if McCain were the fascist Pres instead of Barry.
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Old 04-16-2009, 07:09 AM
 
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Do you have any idea WHY he's spending money?
Why, yes. He appears to be a fascist.

It's funny you think people that disagree with your leftist political bent are not as smart as you.

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Old 04-16-2009, 09:05 AM
 
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Obama is using the crisis as an excuse to pursue his policies.
If the economy was doing well, he would say we are so prosperous & wealthy and that is why we need better infrastrutre & healthcare (more gov spending on top of more gov spending) he's a snake salesman.

(Whatever the current situation is) is why we need more gov spending and higher taxes
Yep...I think Emanuel detailed this in a talk he gave....Use the crisis. Pure Saul Alinsky.
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Old 04-16-2009, 09:10 AM
 
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50 years ago government spending was 28.77% of economy. 10 years ago it was 33.42% of economy.

OBAMA wants to make it almost 45% of the economy this year. Wait til the end of his term.


Attention dummies: this is socialism in the making

That's some pretty tricky code there. If the Japanese had this they'd have won the war.
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Old 04-16-2009, 09:46 AM
 
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LOL! Liberals favor a Constitutional government? I don't see how that is possible if you have never actually read the Constitution. If you don't get the jist of the Constitution which was essentially designed to keep government out of public affairs then you have no business shielding yourself behind it.

The Constitution is in place to explain WHEN the government is allowed to interfere with the affairs of the people.

Liberals treat the Constitution as a reference to when they think the government is over stepping the mark.

So my question is, what sort of Constitutional provision is there for the way the government is treating the current econmic situation.... the liberal response will be, "Well what Constitutional restriction is there?".

Liberals seem to like having the government as autopilot until things don't go their way and then that is when the scream and cry and use the Constitution. They don't live by the Constitution they only use it when they need it.

Real Constitutionalists don't allow/desire the government to do ANYTHING unless they are granted to do so via the Constitution. What this does is keep government activity to only what the constitutional provisions allow. A Constitutionalist lives by the Constitution... that is how this country was intended to be run.

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paranoid - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

1 : characterized by or resembling paranoia
2 : characterized by suspiciousness, persecutory trends, or megalomania
3 : extremely fearful
I don't see how that answered my completely valid question. I know you don't have an actual answer but that is no reason to be scared away from trying.
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Old 04-16-2009, 10:25 AM
 
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Why, yes. He appears to be a fascist.

It's funny you think people that disagree with your leftist political bent are not as smart as you.
So, he's spending money because he appears to be a fascist?
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