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Posted on 09/23/2005 8:13:00 AM PDT by Reagan Man
I posted an article about conservatives supporting spending cuts. I even asked for everyone to keep it civil and on topic. You and others are angry that anyone on FR would dare make a post that criticizes PresBush on his liberal spending habits. The truth hurts. Get over it.
>>>>BTW say hi to hillary when she makes an obigatory stop when visiting your DNC basement cubicle.
Your juvenile remarks are noted.
Lets talk about spending and how it relates to the size of the U.S. economy. Federal spending is less now as a percentage of the GDP than under Reagan
in 1980 Federal spending was 21.7%
1981 22.2
82 23.1
83 23.5
84 22.1
85 22.8
86 22.5
87 21.6
88 21.2
Under Bush in 2001 it was 18.6%
2002 it was 19.4%
2003 19.9%
In terms of the U.S. economy, spending by the Federal gov has actually gone down since the 80's.
And please tell me what is uncivil and untopic pointing out Reagan's failures as President. It is history afterall. Unless you wish to be like the bolshiviek's and democrats and distort it.
Bush is kind of like Fox News Channel. He's only conservative if you compare him against the alternative.
PresBush is the leader of the GOP. That includes the GOP majority Congress. Bush has tremendous influence over what legislation makes it to committee and onto the House floor for a vote. The President is not governing like a conservative in the area of federal spending and you can't say he is.
The 11th Commandmant was nullified when the Republicans abandoned the concept of conservatism and smaller government. Tough stuff, many Republicans are sacks of sh*t when it comes to smaller government and less spending. They govern by polls just like Democrats do.
Bush no Reagan?
No $hit.
But given the alternatives in the last two elections, he got my vote. I do mean that by the way, if there was an actual CONSERVATIVE in the race in 2000 or 2004, that person would have gotten my vote. Not Mr. Open Borders and LETS SPEND LIKE DRUNKEN LIBERALS!
You want to overlook the facts and the truth. You want to use convoluted arguments, take cheap shots at a great American in PresReagan, and engage in pure sophistry. When you grow up you may finally understand what politics is all about. Right now you're nothing but a Bush cheerleader. You place Bush ahead of whats best for America. That's pathetic. On welfare and entitlement spending Bush has thrown away the conservative agenda. He doesn't care how he spends the taxpayers money. If Bush had cut spending at the same rate he cut our taxes, he would be doing the Lords work and fiscal conservatives would be praising his efforts, not criticizing his liberal spending record.
Reaganman, you forget that Dane is one of those "Party over Principles" Republicans. He could give a crap about conservatism if someone, somewhere, somehow disagrees with his God...er, President.
Hell I voted for Bush but to behave as if the man can do no wrong is akin to worship.
So how come Dana Rohrbacher didn't vote against any of these spending bills?
"Mister President, you have to veto the spending bill I just voted for! Save me from myself!"
But WTF you all are desperate.
Oh yeah it is bad etiquette on FR, to mention a screen name, without pinging them.
You know they are the legislative branch, one of three, and it's their job whether they do it or not to approve the spending and provide for the funding...
The President is not governing like a conservative in the area of federal spending and you can't say he is.Never said he was so don't put words into what I've written. But you like to do that now don't you?... I've only commented on the process and the final approved spending comes from the Congress.... then and only then can the President sign it. Now that is honesty...
I give Newt and Kasich much of the blame. By switching the focus from economic growth to balancing the budget, they wiped out the positive Morning in America theme, and replaced it with budget cutting, not an inspirational image for most Americans.
If GW had run as a budget cutting accountant, he would have lost. "Compassionate" conservatism was phony, but it got him elected and he has managed some nice tax cuts.
Uh RM, I'm the grown up here.
You wish to engage in cult worship of Ronald Reagan, and is in a deliberate tactic to say Ronald Reagan would not approve of current President Bush's current political situation.
JMO, but Ronald Reagan would be supporting President GW Bush, instead of your divide and conquer hillary/democrat tactics of a so-called "true conservative".
BTW, some trivia, who was the person who coined the term "11th Commandment".
There was, but not on the Republican Party ticket.
LOL
We (conservatives) used to say the rats in congress
spent our money like drunken sailors.
I think we owe the rats an apology.
I hope a viable third party emerges from this.
George is not, and probably never will be a conservative.
He's an internationalist like his rotten old man.
And I voted for both of them,
ONLY because they were the lesser of two evils.
And I do mean EVIL.
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