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-Nick (ColoradoPatriot, from TML)
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Heliotropesays
This life-long Republican has switched to the TEA Party. First, we need the Republicans, but we need to weed out the business-as-usual dead wood and replace them with real TEA Party Democrats and Republicans.
It is not the party that has changed. It is the line. Too many Republicans are to the left of the line. Either they get religion and save their collective professional politician butts or they get kicked out.
On the other hand, my expectations of this Republican Congress are so low that even mild commitment to fiscal responsibility will be a pleasant surprise.
Levisays
Yup. It’s really easy to campaign on wasteful spending, but it’s next to impossible to actually implement the cuts, because at the end of the day, most government programs are helpful and popular.
The_Livewiresays
If ineffective wasteful and can be done better by the private sector, Leelie
Peter Hughessays
#3 – “because at the end of the day, most government programs are helpful and popular.”
Really, Einstein? Name one. I double-dog dare you.
“because at the end of the day, most government programs are helpful and popular.”
And yet, strangely, the party of ever-expanding government programs was overwhelmingly defeated last fall; and even Democrat Governors are paying lip-service to cutting government programs.
The truth is, government programs are neither successful nor popular, but they do create vested interest groups; Big Agro loves its farm subsidies, Big Poverty loves its welfare, Big Geezer likes its Social Security and Medicare, Big Education likes its massive array of grants and subsidies.
But like the pathetic loser who buys friends by maxing out his Visa buying presents for them, the current level of Government spending is disastrously unsustainable.
This life-long Republican has switched to the TEA Party. First, we need the Republicans, but we need to weed out the business-as-usual dead wood and replace them with real TEA Party Democrats and Republicans.
It is not the party that has changed. It is the line. Too many Republicans are to the left of the line. Either they get religion and save their collective professional politician butts or they get kicked out.
What’s complicated about that?
On the other hand, my expectations of this Republican Congress are so low that even mild commitment to fiscal responsibility will be a pleasant surprise.
Yup. It’s really easy to campaign on wasteful spending, but it’s next to impossible to actually implement the cuts, because at the end of the day, most government programs are helpful and popular.
If ineffective wasteful and can be done better by the private sector, Leelie
#3 – “because at the end of the day, most government programs are helpful and popular.”
Really, Einstein? Name one. I double-dog dare you.
Regards,
Peter H.
And yet, strangely, the party of ever-expanding government programs was overwhelmingly defeated last fall; and even Democrat Governors are paying lip-service to cutting government programs.
What an unarguably moronic thing to say.
#6 – “What an unarguably moronic thing to say.”
Well, V, consider the source.
Regards,
Peter H.
The truth is, government programs are neither successful nor popular, but they do create vested interest groups; Big Agro loves its farm subsidies, Big Poverty loves its welfare, Big Geezer likes its Social Security and Medicare, Big Education likes its massive array of grants and subsidies.
But like the pathetic loser who buys friends by maxing out his Visa buying presents for them, the current level of Government spending is disastrously unsustainable.