THE BIG-GOV'T GOP

NY Post ^ | June 3, 2002 | STEPHEN MOORE

[gubamyster]

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.

[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!

[Xenalyte]

What he said.

[ppaul]

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?!!

[fogarty]

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..."

[newgeezer]

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.

[Clemenza]

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.

[JohnGalt]

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...

[goldstategop]

Name one single federal department or program eliminated in the first two years of President Bush's tenure.

[KirklandJunction]

Who do we hold responsible?

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

Damn.

[SGCOS]

... 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.

[Clemenza]

None, since they backtracked on eliminating the AIDS office as a sop to the Log Cabin Brigade.

[SGCOS]

...but I am one of those "special" people...

A sinker for sure dude.

[Satadru]

let alone design one

Give the job to Luca Brozzi.

[Clemenza]

But Luca Brazzi swims with duh fishes!

[gear]

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.

[SteamshipTime]

Clever. ;^)

[SteamshipTime]

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.

[Dixielander]

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.

[MamaTexan]

blahblah..."

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