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Tully Mars · 02-16-2009, 04:09 AM

Seems to me Obama has done more to include the GOP in the last few weeks then Bush did in his entire eight years. The fact that they've locked arms and shouted "no way, no how" doesn't mean he hasn't tried to get them involved. The GOP is really putting itself in a great position. If the stimulus fails they can say "I told you so." Hell many are publicly stating they hope it does fail. Great! The country's in a economic crisis and they're hoping for failure. Wouldn't want their ideas to turn out to be wrong. I mean tax cuts have really stimulated the economy so far, let's keep adding more. If it succeeds they can claim it did so only slowly and only because they held out and got in some minor points they wanted. Hell, I don't think anyone thinks it's going to succeed quickly. The GOP's main idea seems to be cut taxes and spending. Well, now it's to cut spending, when they had utter and complete control spending was a freaking brilliant idea. Not spending in the USA per se, but spending in Iraq that was always a good idea. How much money has been spent there? How many schools have we (at least tried) to build? Bush's legacy became so tied to Iraq- success at any cost became the plan, with the US tax payers footing the bill. The employment rate is in a nose dive, housing prices have tanked and continue down, the major stock indexes have gone south so far many have lost nearly 50% of their saving and retirement plans. Personally I'd like to start building new schools in the US. But the stimulus bill was trimmed of 14B for new school construction because the Dems refused to even try to be bi-partisan. Oh, wait that was what the GOP wanted.

02-16-2009, 04:09 AM	#171 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Seems to me Obama has done more to include the GOP in the last few weeks then Bush did in his entire eight years. The fact that they've locked arms and shouted "no way, no how" doesn't mean he hasn't tried to get them involved. The GOP is really putting itself in a great position. If the stimulus fails they can say "I told you so." Hell many are publicly stating they hope it does fail. Great! The country's in a economic crisis and they're hoping for failure. Wouldn't want their ideas to turn out to be wrong. I mean tax cuts have really stimulated the economy so far, let's keep adding more. If it succeeds they can claim it did so only slowly and only because they held out and got in some minor points they wanted. Hell, I don't think anyone thinks it's going to succeed quickly. The GOP's main idea seems to be cut taxes and spending. Well, now it's to cut spending, when they had utter and complete control spending was a freaking brilliant idea. Not spending in the USA per se, but spending in Iraq that was always a good idea. How much money has been spent there? How many schools have we (at least tried) to build? Bush's legacy became so tied to Iraq- success at any cost became the plan, with the US tax payers footing the bill. The employment rate is in a nose dive, housing prices have tanked and continue down, the major stock indexes have gone south so far many have lost nearly 50% of their saving and retirement plans. Personally I'd like to start building new schools in the US. But the stimulus bill was trimmed of 14B for new school construction because the Dems refused to even try to be bi-partisan. Oh, wait that was what the GOP wanted. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club Last edited by Tully Mars; 02-16-2009 at 05:10 AM..