Dr.Traveler
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This economic mess is the result of bipartisan policies.
Yep. Folks like to brush under the rug the unfunded Prescription Drug Plan, the brainchild of DeLay, Frist, and Bush. They also like to ignore the pork producing K-Street manipulations, which were absolutely corrupt, and which were again the brainchild of DeLay, Frist, and Bush. They like to forget that Bush couldn't find his veto pen for YEARS as DeLay and Frist were running up the debt. They also hate to mention that the bailouts and stimulus started under Bush, who opted not to veto such spending. And never mind two wars paid for out of discretionary spending with absolutely no plan to pay for it.
Democrats have of course contributed since coming to office. Instead of starting with the Infrastructure plan that Obama is now pursuing (which is a very GOOD use of money and a very GOOD way to produce jobs) they started out with more bailouts and welfare for the rich. Should they lose the House in Novemember, it will be because they deserve to.
But I'm not convinced the GOP deserves a shot at the House yet either. Under DeLay, Frist, and Bush the GOP made it clear that they are the party of borrow and spend which even more economically irresponsible than tax and spend. Given the choice between the two, I'll pick a party of tax and spend every day over a party of borrow and spend.
BOOOSHHHH. However bad Obama and the Democrats are...BOOOSSSHHHHH.
Plenty of people objected to Bush's policies on steel tariffs, prescription drug benefits, and his failure to wield the veto pen when he should have.
But every one of those bad policies has been matched and then some by Team Obama and teh Democrats. Bush was bipartisan and tried to work with the Dems after they won control. This is the result.
The GOP has learned its lesson (we hope). The failure of some mainline party candidates should attest to that. Certainly allowing the Dums another 2 years to screw things up even more thoroughly is sheer insanity.
Perhaps one day you will learn to read. Specifically you should note that I did not give the Democrats a pass on the current woes. In fact, I was agreeing that the current mess is one of a bipartisan making.
Mischaracterizing what I said, or simply failing to read? Either way, it shows you can once again go back to the ignore list for being a waste of time to read.