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Old 11-05-2010, 09:57 AM   #22 (permalink)
Tully Mars
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Well prior to the election they never answered how they were going to cut the deficit. They complained a lot about it, odd since a large % happened on their watch. I really don't think deficit reduction was or is their plan. The GOP philosophy any more seems to be "loot as much as possible, lose power, blame the Dems for the problems then regain power."

Lather, rinse and repeat.

If the GOP were actually fiscally conservative I'd likely vote for them, in the past I have. But repeatedly they spent as much or more then the Dems. They just cut taxes at the same time which has created giant deficits.

There's a TV Ad running where a Chinese looking professor from the future lectures his students about the fall of the US. In it he states, basically, "they tried to tax and spend their way out of the great recession which was very foolish. Of course we owned most of that debt... now they work for us (cue evil laughter.)" Umm, if we taxed (you know paid for stuff as we went) how would we end up owing China a bunch of money? It would be a much more accurate Ad if the professor said "They spent 20-30 year spending more money then they were taking in in taxes, of course we owned most of their debt... now they work for us (cue evil laughter.)"

If the GOP dropped the racists homophobic wedge issues and actually cut spending and created smaller government I'd be willing to at least hear them out. But time and time again they've been little more then professional "bait and switch" folks.
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