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THE BIG-GOV'T GOP
NY Post ^ | June 3, 2002 | STEPHEN MOORE

Posted on 06/03/2002 11:41:42 AM PDT by gubamyster

Edited on 05/26/2004 5:06:43 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

June 3, 2002 -- IT is quickly becoming one of the worst-kept secrets in Washington: Republicans are no longer an anti-government party.

The new $170 billion farm-welfare law - $1 million per subsidized farmer - is only the latest and most tragic example of the GOP's surrender.


(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: govtwaste
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1 posted on 06/03/2002 11:41:42 AM PDT by gubamyster
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To: gubamyster
Sheesh! If one were to listen to the Bush-bots who swoon over Dubya's bowel movements you'd think that this guy was off his rocker!
2 posted on 06/03/2002 11:45:03 AM PDT by KantianBurke
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To: gubamyster
What he said.
3 posted on 06/03/2002 11:45:36 AM PDT by Xenalyte
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To: gubamyster
Just 18 months ago, when Washington was predicting $5 trillion of budget surpluses over the next decade, it seemed that no matter how fiscally reckless Congress became, there was no way that the surplus could be squandered. Wrong.

This is an OUTRAGE of gargantuan proportion.
Who do we hold accountable for this?!!

4 posted on 06/03/2002 11:48:44 AM PDT by ppaul
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To: gubamyster
Now you've done it. You've posted an article which could be construed as attacking President Bush. The bushbots will be here in a minute to flame away. "It's clear this guy is a some democrat-shill writing for a left-wing group....Uh wait a minute...this guy is a Cato Institute researcher....Well, evidently the Cato institute doesn't understand WE'RE AT WAR. We have to win in 2004, doesn't he understand? Compromises have to be made so we can win re-election....blahblah..."
5 posted on 06/03/2002 11:52:02 AM PDT by fogarty
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To: gubamyster
His first-year budget was laudatory: It would have trimmed federal spending to a reasonable 4 percent spending [growth] path,

"Reasonable"? That's still as high as or higher than the inflation rate. So much for smaller government.

The Republican Class of '94 (many or most of them) have simply caved-in to what the Dems have known all along: Re-election is Job #1, and pork buys re-election.

6 posted on 06/03/2002 11:53:08 AM PDT by newgeezer
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To: KantianBurke
Sheesh! If one were to listen to the Bush-bots who swoon over Dubya's bowel movements you'd think that this guy was off his rocker!

LOL! I just heard that GWB has more floaters than sinkers!

BTW: The term "Bush-bots" just begs for a graphic. I wish I could post one myself, but I am one of those "special" people who doesn't know how to post graphics, let alone design one.

7 posted on 06/03/2002 11:53:11 AM PDT by Clemenza
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To: ppaul
Americans...love it or leave* it, as my nation-state friends tell me.

*in the Information Age, 'leave' no longer implies physically, we are, afterall, patriotic Conservatives...

8 posted on 06/03/2002 11:56:07 AM PDT by JohnGalt
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To: Clemenza
Name one single federal department or program eliminated in the first two years of President Bush's tenure.
9 posted on 06/03/2002 11:57:36 AM PDT by goldstategop
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To: ppaul
Who do we hold responsible?

The "majority rules" democracy, that's who.

Damn.

10 posted on 06/03/2002 11:59:23 AM PDT by KirklandJunction
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To: gubamyster
... Congress can't appropriate a single penny without the president's signature.

Article 1 Section 7 of of the Constitution seems to a different opinion on the previous statement.

11 posted on 06/03/2002 12:05:05 PM PDT by SGCOS
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To: goldstategop
None, since they backtracked on eliminating the AIDS office as a sop to the Log Cabin Brigade.
12 posted on 06/03/2002 12:05:54 PM PDT by Clemenza
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To: Clemenza
...but I am one of those "special" people...

A sinker for sure dude.

13 posted on 06/03/2002 12:11:55 PM PDT by SGCOS
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To: Clemenza
let alone design one

Give the job to Luca Brozzi.

14 posted on 06/03/2002 12:12:25 PM PDT by Satadru
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To: Satadru
But Luca Brazzi swims with duh fishes!
15 posted on 06/03/2002 12:17:59 PM PDT by Clemenza
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To: gubamyster
Thisa reminds me a something I saw a while ago about our two politcical parties.

Democrats: The "Tax and Spend" party
Republicans: The "Don't Tax and Spend" party

Maybe we need a third choice.
16 posted on 06/03/2002 12:18:43 PM PDT by gear
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To: gear
Clever. ;^)
17 posted on 06/03/2002 1:32:27 PM PDT by SteamshipTime
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To: fogarty
They're too busy explaining why Bush's cave-in on global warming wasn't really a cave-in at all.

I worry for the immense loss of life if Bush ever tells Americans to start swimming to China.

18 posted on 06/03/2002 1:36:06 PM PDT by SteamshipTime
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To: gubamyster
Like father, like son. Too bad. I am not only disappointed with Dubya's selling us out, I'm angry---very angry. It is obvious that to put one's trust in anyone in government is folly.
19 posted on 06/03/2002 1:48:45 PM PDT by Dixielander
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To: fogarty
blahblah..."

You forgot about the Cato Institute being part of the druggie Libertarians. :)

20 posted on 06/03/2002 2:06:46 PM PDT by MamaTexan
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