Republicans show they can out-Democrat Democrats

Houston Chronicle ^ | Dec. 9, 2003, 12:30AM | Editorial Boards

[Ron H.]

Oh well, so much for being for less taxes and less and smaller government and for the over-burdened and over-taxed working stiff.

[The_Victor]

Yeah, sure, the Comical doesn't care about deficite spending until it's Republicans fighting a war busting the budget.

[GOPJ]

Was this written by a liberal? A liberal who doesn't really care a flip about how much is spent? Here's what he cares about: he cares that Republicans stay in the box. The box defined by liberal journalist who hate us. It makes their jobs easier.

[hapy]

Please you sound like a liberal.

we did get a tax cut and lots of social programs are being cut and sent to the local states. Which is were they belong.

I am just estatic in watching my religeon coming back into public life. soon we will be praying in schools. This year I am saying merry christmas to all and, as I watch my liberal collegues get ready for christmas I thank them for celebrating the birth of christ and boy does that piss them off.
honest, when a liberal says happy holidays to you make sure you reply with " and a merry christmas to you" and when they discuss there christmas plans, tell them "that is a wonderful way to celebrate the birth of christ".

Their face will turn red. They clench their fist, and you just smile and walk away

[G.Mason]

Am I to assume by this that the Houston Chronicle is fiscally conservative?

If they aren't what's their bitch gripe? That a Dimocrat isn't doing the spending, or that it isn't going towards a cause they think is more important?

[Ron H.]

You might want to try actually reading past the headline.

[BureaucratusMaximus]

Conservatives have a point. Republicans generally have not proved to be better watchdogs over the tax dollars of hard-working taxpayers, and in a time of ballooning deficits.

The separation of "Conservative" and "Republican" is quite telling here.

Even if this was a lib writing this article, at least he/she is a realist.

[Protagoras]

we did get a tax cut and lots of social programs are being cut and sent to the local states.

Please name some of the "lots".

[OneTimeLurker]

Maybe he means they are being sent back to the states with increased funding! That's the only thing I can think of.

[Uncle Miltie]

Who is John Galt?

[Protagoras]

Maybe he means they are being sent back to the states with increased funding!That's the only thing I can think of.

I guess we will find out what they are if he/she answers. In the mean time, a short list of the ones you mentioned would be interesting.

[Egg]

I used to wonder how the old folks kept voting for Democrats even when it was obvious that the Democrat Party had changed so much. Now I'm seeing it with the Republicans. They give every excuse as to why people should stick with a party that outspends the Dems and embraces homosexuality and Islam. What a crying shame.

[hapy]

Maybe he means they are being sent back to the states with increased funding!That's the only thing I can think of.

Yes that is exactly what I mean and I am an attractive she, thank you very much
;-)

[Protagoras]

Yes that is exactly what I mean and I am an attractive she, thank you very much

And humble too! LOL

What are some of the programs you refer to ?

[CO_dreamer]

That's the Christmas spirit! When people say "Happy Holidays" to me, I tell them to go to hell, just to really piss them off.

[Protagoras]

They give every excuse as to why people should stick with a party that outspends the Dems and embraces homosexuality and Islam.

Vote Republican, we're not as bad as the other guys. That's the mantra.

[Protagoras]

When people say "Happy Holidays" to me, I tell them to go to hell, just to really piss them off.

Wow! LOL!

[demlosers]

The U.S. may be able to afford the increase in spending if the GDP keeps growing; 8.4 percent is a excellent start.

The United States Gross Domestic Product was 10,416,818 (in the millions of U.S. $).

As the GDP goes up, is the tax taken by Government proportional to the GDP? So, if the GDP is 5 % for a year, tax revenue grows 5 %?

Then that would be over half a trillion dollars in extra revenue.

[Ron H.]

Please you sound like a liberal.

Why? Were any of my comments to the article inaccurate or untrue?

I too also suspect what the Chronicle usually reports on most stories. In this case though I'm afraid they're on the mark. Spending by this Administration and Congress is breaking all time records and as the article states, 55 percent of that additional spending ($373 billion omnibus spending package) unrelated to the Sep. 11 terrorists attacks and the war on terrorism .

This doesn't even consider the $400 billion (actually more like $1.3trillion) medicare drug package that President Bush put the tax payer on the hook for either. Is there any limit to how much is going to be enough?

As an aside sport, I'm probably more conservative than you are Republican.

[MEGoody]

"Please name some of the "lots".

Small Business Administration is one I'm personally aware of.