Posted on 03/18/2006 11:05:54 AM PST by The Shootist
I see the Congress has busted the budget and is working overtime to create new entitlements, there are stories of amnesty for 13 million illegal immigrants, and all is normal in Washington.
On entitlements: what happened to the notion of responsibility? And John Adams on each man the best judge of his own interests? I recall the furor when Lynden Johnson broke the $100 billion dollar barrier on the budget. A HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS. And now we are up to 2.7 Trillion dollars and rising. Billions for subsidies. Buy those votes! And be sure to transfer more wealth from the young to the elderly because the elderly vote and are organized. And finance it all with debt because it puts the actual payment on the next generation.
A man should work and support his children it's the right and proper thing to do, a man should work and support his children, but with a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luck, they'll go out and work and start supporting you...
The new motto of the New Republic. Since it's impossible to stop, we may as well get in on it. Borrow more money, spend more money.
And tax reform is probably already impossible: when you get to fewer people paying taxes than those who vote themselves largess from the public treasury, reform is impossible in a democracy.
It no longer matters which party wins the elections. They'll both spend everything they can get their hands on.
God save the Constitution. And up the empire.
Great screen name. Excellent movie.
The guys is right, but don't fall for this "neo-cons" bogey man. All the republicans are in on it, not just the "neo-cons". To many, Neo-con is just a code word for jooooos. It would be a shame for the main stream crooks to get away with using the old canard of scheming joooos to avoid responsibility for their actions.
Bankruptsy, the fast lane to the NEW WORLD ORDER, doncha know?
Sad but increasingly true.
And he just figured this out??? He's blazing no new trail here, folks. The current state of the republican party is an abomination. George Bush has become a disgrace. What is he conservative about? Abortion, Military, Gay marriage, and assisted suicide. That's it. Fiscally you can add tax cuts but that goes hand in hand with government spending cuts, which he's a raving liberal on.
If it doesn't matter which party wins, then it doesn't matter if you vote. So much for the illusion of "of, by and for the people".
This country is screwed.
Yep, fiscal responsibility is no more. But, at least the next few generations can pay for it. LOL.
For the most part, the only people I see saying that are the neocon suck-ups themselves.
Give it a rest... you're getting worse than Al Sharpton.
Neo-con is one who left the Democrat party because of their "softness" on the Comintern (International Communism). Is William F Buckley jewish? After-all he is the original "neo-con, and no, I do not blame him for the ills of out of control spending, vote buying and corruption that is winding its way through the halls of Congress.
Ah no, but you'll have to read Pournelle to know what he figured and when.
You're obviously a fan of Pat Puke Cannon.
Who we can blame for this?
will do. Is it just me or has this site now become a place for Bush Aplogists?
Wrong side of the political house. I enjoyed watching Pat back in the late 80's and 90's, especially on McLaughlin (opposite Jack Germond, Eleanor Clift and "MOR TON". But no, I am not a supporter of much, if anything, Pat stands for.
I'm a small EL libertarian and as such would like to see power devolve to the States and to the People, not concentrated vis. a. vis "No Child Left Behind" (which is a stupid and arrogant law written by stupid and arrogant politicians).
Small minds and true-believers have a way of holding on to that which they once belived in as if it were a life-line. It gives them balance during troubling times.
There was a time that I would argue for ever about "your vote DOES count". I wish I still felt the same, but unfortunately I don't and the Republic is indeed in a sad state of affairs.
The profligacy of Republicans, who I loyally and regularly vote for, is disheartening, dismaying. I don't know what to say anymore.
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