How do you spell HYPOCRITE?

[DamnYankee]

Bernanke Presses For Fiscal Restraint
The nation needs to begin planning now to eventually bring taxes and spending in line, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said yesterday, arguing that large budget deficits, if sustained, could deepen the financial crisis and choke off the economy.
(By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)
washingtonpost.com

 

[alan1]

Bernanke Presses For Fiscal Restraint
The nation needs to begin planning now to eventually bring taxes and spending in line, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said yesterday, arguing that large budget deficits, if sustained, could deepen the financial crisis and choke off the economy.
(By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)
washingtonpost.com

First sentence of the article,

The nation needs to begin planning now to eventually bring taxes and spending in line, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said yesterday

What do you want to bet that the "balance" won't be reduced spending, but increased taxes?

 

[DamnYankee]

Bernanke Presses For Fiscal Restraint
The nation needs to begin planning now to eventually bring taxes and spending in line, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said yesterday, arguing that large budget deficits, if sustained, could deepen the financial crisis and choke off the economy.
(By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)
washingtonpost.com

First sentence of the article,

The nation needs to begin planning now to eventually bring taxes and spending in line, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said yesterday

What do you want to bet that the "balance" won't be reduced spending, but increased taxes?

I like the "begin planning now to eventually bring". Uhhh.... Now why didn't he think of that when he was advising Bush on the stimulus plan?

 

[alan1]

Bernanke Presses For Fiscal Restraint
The nation needs to begin planning now to eventually bring taxes and spending in line, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said yesterday, arguing that large budget deficits, if sustained, could deepen the financial crisis and choke off the economy.
(By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)
washingtonpost.com

First sentence of the article,

The nation needs to begin planning now to eventually bring taxes and spending in line, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said yesterday

What do you want to bet that the "balance" won't be reduced spending, but increased taxes?

I like the "begin planning now to eventually bring". Uhhh.... Now why didn't he think of that when he was advising Bush on the stimulus plan?

He was probably looking at all the spending power the stimulus package was going to give him.

 

[Oddball]

What do you want to bet that the "balance" won't be reduced spending, but increased taxes?

I'm giving 100:1 odds cut spending.

Anyone want a piece of that action??

 

[alan1]

What do you want to bet that the "balance" won't be reduced spending, but increased taxes?

I'm giving 100:1 odds cut spending.

Anyone want a piece of that action??

Not I.