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Fed Spending Up 40 Percent Under Bush
newsmax.com ^ | Friday, Nov. 17, 2006 | NewsMax.com Staff

Posted on 11/17/2006 1:50:24 PM PST by Reagan is King

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Not exactly what I had in mind when I voted Republican.
1 posted on 11/17/2006 1:50:24 PM PST by Reagan is King
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To: Reagan is King

Uh, wasn't Reagan a tax-cutter and big deficit spender, too?


2 posted on 11/17/2006 1:52:21 PM PST by snarks_when_bored
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To: Reagan is King

"The greatest scandal in Washington, D.C., is runaway federal spending,” Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., said after the midterm elections.

That is the 2nd greatest scandal (imo).

The Greatest Scandal is that the House under Speaker Hastert demanded protection for Congressman William Jefferson, dem. La.!

The Speaker insisted the House is Above the Law!


3 posted on 11/17/2006 1:53:12 PM PST by Prost1 (Fair and Unbiased as always!)
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To: Reagan is King

I,m surpriesd it's so low.


4 posted on 11/17/2006 1:54:23 PM PST by thegreatbeast (Avenge Curt Weldon!)
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To: snarks_when_bored

Well, he made an agreement that taxes would be cut and spending cut. However, he cut taxes and Congress kept spending anyway.


5 posted on 11/17/2006 1:54:48 PM PST by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: Prost1

IMO Mike Pence not getting the Republican leadership spot in the house is a scandal as well.


6 posted on 11/17/2006 1:54:54 PM PST by KoRn
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To: Reagan is King

I voted R as always but I believe this is one BIG reason those on our side sat this one out.


7 posted on 11/17/2006 1:55:15 PM PST by SF Republican
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To: snarks_when_bored
And he gave amnesty to millions of illegals as well. But facts must not get in the way. Right now, it is time to bash President Bush 24/7 according to some conservatives, liberals should not be the only one who bash the President.
8 posted on 11/17/2006 1:55:35 PM PST by jveritas (Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
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To: KoRn

Vote Constitution Party


9 posted on 11/17/2006 1:55:50 PM PST by kjo
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To: Reagan is King

Wonder how much it would be up if you take out the war, and costs directly related to Katrina and 9/11?


10 posted on 11/17/2006 1:55:51 PM PST by bigbob (2)
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To: Prost1
IMO, a big contributor to the GOP defeat.

The media will always cover for the 'Rats and smear the Pubbies -- we certainly didn't need one of our guys to join the whitewash of 'Rat corruption.

11 posted on 11/17/2006 1:56:09 PM PST by bassmaner (Hey commies: I am a white male, and I am guilty of NOTHING! Sell your 'white guilt' elsewhere.)
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In recent years, he points out, the GOP majority "voted to expand the federal government’s role in education, [added new] entitlements, and pursued spending policies that created deficits and national debt

Throw the bums out. Oh, wait a minute, we did.

12 posted on 11/17/2006 1:56:22 PM PST by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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If you think spending was bad under the Bush Republicans, wait til you see the spending records to be set by the Pelosi Democrats.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

13 posted on 11/17/2006 1:56:35 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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"Wonder how much it would be up if you take out the war, and costs directly related to Katrina and 9/11?"

Shhhh! You are going to ruin a good Bush-bashing thread.

Also, Florida had a big hurricane year and there was a huge tsunami we pretty much footed the bill for.


14 posted on 11/17/2006 2:00:19 PM PST by L98Fiero (Terrorists, Communists and Liberals. All happy with a Democrat Congress)
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To: goldstategop

Yes, but they will raise taxes commensurate with that outrageous level of spending. They call it 'fiscal responsibility'.

Wait until our kids get the bill for the 'free prescriptions' entitlement. Euthanasia for the elderly will catch on here faster than it has in Europe.


15 posted on 11/17/2006 2:01:10 PM PST by SargeK
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To: Reagan is King

disgrace - an absolute disgrace. no wonder a majority of americans think the gop is the party of big government.


16 posted on 11/17/2006 2:05:03 PM PST by philsfan24
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To: Reagan is King
Anyone think he will veto spending bills sent by the RATs?

I don't

17 posted on 11/17/2006 2:05:08 PM PST by lormand (Weinerism is a mental disorder)
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To: Reagan is King

That's why I and a lot of other Libertarians sat this election out. Blame us if you want but I believe our electors should earn their vote, not just say "I'm not the other guy"


18 posted on 11/17/2006 2:05:33 PM PST by Raymann
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To: snarks_when_bored

Reagan talked the dims into his tax cuts because the country was going under and they were willing to try anything. The cuts worked,the ecomomy rebounded, and tax revenue went through the roof. However the dims didn,t stick to their deal started spending even more. I wonder now why reagan didn't just veto the budget like Clinton did. He supposedly said they could just choke on their red ink which they did in '94. Who would of thought the repubs would choke on their own red ink in '06?


19 posted on 11/17/2006 2:05:46 PM PST by KyHammer (Get over it)
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To: theDentist
Well, he made an agreement that taxes would be cut and spending cut. However, he cut taxes and Congress kept spending anyway.

But that's what the veto is for...something that, unfortunately, doesn't seem to be in President Bush's repertoire, either...

A scary paragraph:

"The fiscal shift in the Reagan years was staggering. In January 1981, when Reagan declared the federal budget to be "out of control," the deficit had reached almost $74 billion, the federal debt $930 billion. Within two years, the deficit was $208 billion. The debt by 1988 totaled $2.6 trillion. In those eight years, the United States moved from being the world's largest international creditor to the largest debtor nation."

20 posted on 11/17/2006 2:06:10 PM PST by snarks_when_bored
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