[ErnBatavia]

Some of us have a real pause about the notion

But not nearly 'enough of us'...

[caver]

“Spending hikes are short-term; will end”

The spending hikes will end after we are all broke.

[Las Vegas Ron]

Uh huh

[NormsRevenge]

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner listens to questions as he testifies before the Senate Budget Committee on "The President's FY2010 Budget and Revenue Proposals" on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 12, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young

[b4its2late]

When the tax revenue dries up.

[GeronL]

does anyone believe that Obama plans to decrease his spending while in office? $4 trillion budget for next year and a lot of that is deficit, anyone think his budget after that will be less?

[Kansas58]

States: “Accept this money or else!” Says Geitner

Of course, if States accept the money, they will have to fund the “out years” by themselves!

[KeyLargo]

March 12, 2009

CHICAGO

BY MICHAEL SNEED Sun-Times Columnist

It’s scary!

Sneed is told the daily average of mortgage foreclosure filings in Cook County has surged 72 percent since President Obama took office!

• • To wit: “If present trends continue, Cook County is projected to be hit by more than 50,000 new mortgage foreclosure cases by year’s end,” Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown tells Sneed.

• • The kicker: “Prior to President Obama’s inauguration, the daily foreclosure filings were 161 cases per day. Now, it’s up to 277 cases per day,” Brown said.

• • The shocker: Brown fears the foreclosure spike, which has also risen since announcement of Obama’s anti-foreclosure plan, may be causing some “banks benefitting from bailout funds to rush troubled homeowners into foreclosure — rather than helping them restructure home loans.”

• • Protect ‘em: “We are the second largest county in the United States,” Brown said. “Our government needs to be aware of what is occurring with mortgage foreclosures here on ‘Main Street.’ Banks have to be held accountable for the money received from the bailout and fulfill their role in helping to protect struggling homeowners.”

• • Hold ‘em: Watch for Brown to hold a news conference at 11 a.m. today at the Daley Center to discuss the shocking statistics and suspect banking practices.

[Houghton M.]

Indeed, I suppose they will end—when we are totally bankrupted and the whole world knows we are totally bankrupted, then, I imagine, the spending hikes will end.

Is this Geithner fellow brilliant or what?

[Psycho_Bunny]

Shite’de la bull.

[freekitty]

Is this a joke?

[avacado]

"Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended it in testimony before the Senate Budget Committee, saying current increases in spending are short term and will have to be substantially reduced to get the country back into fiscal shape."

Dear Little Timmy Turbo,

Entitlement programs grow and balloon in size and costs. They do not "reduce" themselves.

[Senator_Blutarski]

“Spending hikes are short-term; will end”

In other news, swamp land and bridge sales are up in 2009.

[Roccus]

"...saying current increases in spending are short term and will have to be substantially reduced to get the country back into fiscal shape."

REDUCTION WILL NEVER HAPPEN!!

[SuziQ]

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended it in testimony before the Senate Budget Committee, saying current increases in spending are short term and will have to be substantially reduced to get the country back into fiscal shape.

Democrats, or Republicans, as far as I know, have NEVER reduced any spending they put into place.

[norwaypinesavage]

"Obama echoed Biden's theme, saying that "if we see money being misspent, we're going to put a stop to it."

Wow! What a financial genius. I wish i could think of such profound intellectual statements. That will certainly cure the nations financial mess.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

The only have to last until everything is socialized.

[mbynack]

I think that the government said the same thing about a lot of the programs during the great depression. Most of them are still around.

[griswold3]

Oh, it’ll end all right, but it won’t have a pretty ending!

[Poison Pill]

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