Words I Never Expected To Type (I miss the Bush era fiscal discipline... GULP !)

National Review ^ | 07/25/2010 | Kevin Williamson

[griswold3]

Oh, yes, we bitched about GW’s spendthrift ways.We frowned upon his government expansions, Until we actually met up with the Democrat’s methods.
Now, you don’t know what you had until it’s gone.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

I think Bill Cunningham puts it best.

Republicans commit fiscal misdemeanors

Democrats commit fiscal felonies....

[Clara Lou]

“Don’t it always seem to go
You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone?”

Bush wasn’t perfect by a long shot, but he beats all heck out of Barack Obama.

[SeekAndFind]

For those keeping track, the debt estimate for the end of 2010 — two years into Obama’s term — is $13.787 trillion. That’s a 38 percent increase over two years.

Looked at another way, the debt under Bush went up $4.357 trillion over eight years, while it has gone up under Obama by $3.801 trillion in just two years.

[agere_contra]

The British war debt after WW2 was some 27 Billion dollars (adjusted to current value of the dollar). It took some sixty years to pay off, finally being paid off in Jan 2007. That included the action of 2% interest.

Current American debt is nearly 1500 times higher than that. US GDP is 7 times that of the UK, so the debt compared with the ability to pay is maybe 200 times that of the British war debt.

200 war debts, all at the same time. Ouch.

With the US’s 14T GDP I can’t see this debt being repaid within the next 400 years.

[kevkrom]

I think Bill Cunningham puts it best. Republicans commit fiscal misdemeanors Democrats commit fiscal felonies....

I've always put it as the Republicans get a "C+" on economics; the Democrats have to claw their way up to earn an "F".

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Oh, yes, we bitched about GW’s spendthrift ways.We frowned upon his government expansions, Until we actually met up with the Democrat’s methods. Now, you don’t know what you had until it’s gone.

Obama is destroying this country. I predict he'll be re-elected. I spoke to a Republican who proudly said he didn't vote in the last election because McCain wasn't good enough.

[agere_contra]

My bad, I got the math wrong. It’s only about 7 war-debts.

400 years repayment time is still about right though.

[Carley]

I MISS BUSH

I MISS CHENEY

I MISS AMERICA

[Siena Dreaming]

Deficits went up under both Bush and Reagan because the Democrats pushed through domestic spending while war budgets were necessarily increasing.

We very likely could be quaking in fear every day if Bush had not been successful at his job as CIC. So his budgets were worth it IMO.

Barry has used it all as an excuse to hike domestic spending to the stratosphere. He's a pig and and he'll get his due.

[WOSG]

“I spoke to a Republican who proudly said he didn’t vote in the last election because McCain wasn’t good enough. “

Sounds like half the freepers back in 2008.
Now that the “I wont vote the lesser of 2 evils” crowd has left us with the GREATEST of evils in the history of the US, we have only THIS ELECTION to save America.
If we dont take back the Congress and defeat BHO in 2012, USA is toast.

[Siena Dreaming]

I don't know how Obama can win re-election.

He's losing the far left fast, even though pandering to them every day.

He may try to veer to the center, but I really don't think he an win independents over a challenger because they are increasingly seeing how they were hoodwinked.

[RockinRight]

Most of the “sit-on-their-ass-complaining” contingent will show up this fall...

[reagan_fanatic]

I miss Reagan’s optimism and his embrace of free market Capitalism.

I do not miss Bush.

[Red6]

Bush let a lot go through that shouldn't have, regards spending. However, he did so because he had limited political freedom of movement to do otherwise because the opposition used the war in Iraq and Afghanistan as leverage. Especially after the House went Democrat in 2006, Bush was really nailed down when it came to spending.

The point is that Bush needs to be viewed as having had limited options and in a position where he makes decisions between the two lesser evil options. Had Bush tried to curb spending the way many wish, he would have jeopardized the GWOT, Iraq, and Afghanistan which the Democrats had no hesitation nor quams to play/gamble with so they can get what they want.

It's cool to blame Bush, and even the Conservative politicians, bloggers, media etc like to point out a shortcoming with Bush regards spending that one really can't blame Bush completely for.

[1rudeboy]

I haven’t seen “Bush = Obama” for a while.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Now that the “I won't vote the lesser of 2 evils” crowd has left us with the GREATEST of evils in the history of the US, we have only THIS ELECTION to save America. If we don't take back the Congress and defeat BHO in 2012, USA is toast.

You're exactly right, but I'm sure our Republican candidate, whoever it is, won't be good enough for some republicans. Those people require perfect conservatives for the presidential candidate. Dems, on the other hand, don't care if their candidate has sex in the oval office with an intern.

[SeekAndFind]

Obama has repeatedly claimed that his budget would cut the deficit by half by the end of his term. But as Heritage analyst Brian Riedl has pointed out, given that Obama has already helped quadruple the deficit with his stimulus package, pledging to halve it by 2013 is hardly ambitious. The Washington Post has a great graphic which helps put President Obama’s budget deficits in context of President Bush’s.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

I don't know how Obama can win re-election. He's losing the far left fast, even though pandering to them every day.

He may try to veer to the center, but I really don't think he an win independents over a challenger because they are increasingly seeing how they were hoodwinked.

We don't know who our candidate will be at this point. Let's say, just to throw out a few names, that it would be Romney or Huckabee. You and I both know that a lot of Republicans here on FR would stay home and not vote. They absolutely would not care if Obama gets re-elected.

I, on the other hand, will vote for anyone we run against Obama. The damage may have already been done, however, and no one can fix it.