Republicans have a poor understanding of economics. They should have no place in making policy

[EdwardBaiamonte]

Thanks for the laugh! I always get a kick when righties kvetch that Liberals take too long to clean up the massive messes left behind by Conservatives.

liberalism is based in pure total ignorance so of course a liberal will have no idea that Hoover( of Hoover Dam stimulus fame) and Bush ( of Prescription Drug Bill fame) were not conservatives.

 

[regent]

Ronald Reagan’s First Term – $656 billion increase

Ronald Reagan’s Second Term – $1.036 trillion increase

Barack Obama’s First Term – $5.806 trillion increase

A lie. Shocking.

Yes, Ronnie tripled the debt that EVERY other US Prez created, Dubya doubled it and Obama will, even though Dubya handed him the worst economy since the GOP's great depression and Korean war levels of revenues (less than 15% of GDP), Obama will increase debt by only 70%

Barack Obama will have increased the national debt by more than all of the other Presidents that we've ever had COMBINED by the time he leaves office! When he took office the national debt stood at $10.6 trillion...it's now over 18 trillion with two years to go. When he leaves office it will be over 20 trillion dollars.

You think Reagan was a big spender when he spent less than 2 trillion in the same amount of time? Did you fail math at the elementary school level and then just give up trying to learn it after that?

You've got less than two trillion dollars and you've got more than 10 trillion. Now which person spent more? Duh?

So debt is equivalent to spending now, is it? How about, which one inherited the worst recession since the Great Depression?

FDR and OBAMA inherited bad economies and prolonged them for years using soviet interference policies that failed in 132 countries.

You should get this information to the historians as soon as possible; since 1948 the historians have been rating FDR as one of America's three best presidents. Then bingo in their last rating historians rated FDR best, bar none, best American president.

 

[EdwardBaiamonte]

historians rated FDR best, bar none, best American president.

Libcommie historians sure makes sense don't they?. How can you top 15 years of Depression, 5 years of World War, and 60 million dead.

See why we have to be positive that liberalism is based in pure ignorance? Is any other conclusion possible?

 

[Faun]

Thanks for the laugh! I always get a kick when righties kvetch that Liberals take too long to clean up the massive messes left behind by Conservatives.

liberalism is based in pure total ignorance so of course a liberal will have no idea that Hoover( of Hoover Dam stimulus fame) and Bush ( of Prescription Drug Bill fame) were not conservatives.

I'm glad you think that.

 

[Where_r_my_Keys]

ROFL!

Every time I read the title of this thread, it cracks me up.

"Set aside Reality!" It's hysterical...

 

[Faun]

historians rated FDR best, bar none, best American president.

Libcommie historians sure makes sense don't they?. How can you top 15 years of Depression, 5 years of World War, and 60 million dead.

See why we have to be positive that liberalism is based in pure ignorance? Is any other conclusion possible?

So let's see your list from Conservative historians.....

 

[EdwardBaiamonte]

historians rated FDR best, bar none, best American president.

Libcommie historians sure makes sense don't they?. How can you top 15 years of Depression, 5 years of World War, and 60 million dead.

See why we have to be positive that liberalism is based in pure ignorance? Is any other conclusion possible?

So let's see your list from Conservative historians.....

dear, conservative historians don't like FDR. 1+1=2

 

[Uncensored2008]

So let's see your list from Conservative historians.....

Historians are those in the field of academics who have never produced anything of value. Absent objective standards to asses their work in a qualitative manner, these are those who rise in rank by stroking the right cock at the right moment.

Rather a long way of saying "historians are leftists by nature."

 

[regent]

At this point I usually ask: is it the history that makes one a liberal or do only liberals become historians. Never get an answer. I think it is the former reading history creates a liberal view. But then scientists are also accused of liberalism, perhaps English majors? In any case one can see how conservatives are so down on anything in education: schools, teachers, teacher unions, and so far the best response they can come up with is historians are commies.

 

[Uncensored2008]

At this point I usually ask: is it the history that makes one a liberal or do only liberals become historians. Never get an answer. I think it is the former reading history creates a liberal view. But then scientists are also accused of liberalism, perhaps English majors? In any case one can see how conservatives are so down on anything in education: schools, teachers, teacher unions, and so far the best response they can come up with is historians are commies.

I already answered.

Historians are those in academia who operate without objective fact to mediate their results. The conclusion to such a situation is that positions are doled out purely based on political considerations. Academia is a hotbed of leftist radicalism, ergo those handed tenure in history are those who comply with the leftist agenda of academia.

 

[regent]

At this point I usually ask: is it the history that makes one a liberal or do only liberals become historians. Never get an answer. I think it is the former reading history creates a liberal view. But then scientists are also accused of liberalism, perhaps English majors? In any case one can see how conservatives are so down on anything in education: schools, teachers, teacher unions, and so far the best response they can come up with is historians are commies.

I already answered.

Historians are those in academia who operate without objective fact to mediate their results. The conclusion to such a situation is that positions are doled out purely based on political considerations. Academia is a hotbed of leftist radicalism, ergo those handed tenure in history are those who comply with the leftist agenda of academia.

So is that why conservatives are so against education? Why did conservatives allow this to happen? What is the conservative response to this problem?

 

[koshergrl]

Surveys Republicans more open-minded better informed than Democrats The Daily Caller

 

[Uncensored2008]

So is that why conservatives are so against education? Why did conservatives allow this to happen? What is the conservative response to this problem?

Basically, the more conservative view is that unless material results are found, that effort is wasted. While my experience is that medicine and engineering are dominated by conservative thought, the liberal arts are of no interest to conservatives.

I agree that this warrants rethinking, Ferguson, OWS, Oakland and Los Angeles riots, et al. are a result of the perversion and distortion of history by those who seek political power in the present.

 

[koshergrl]

"
Yet another new survey shows that Republican supporters know more about politics and political history than Democrats.

On eight of 13 questions about politics, Republicans outscored Democrats by an average of 18 percentage points, according to a new Pew survey titled “Partisan Differences in Knowledge.”

The Pew survey adds to a wave of surveys and studies showing that GOP-sympathizers are better informed, more intellectually consistent, more open-minded, more empathetic and more receptive to criticism than their fellow Americans who support the Democratic Party.

“Republicans fare substantially better than Democrats on several questions in the survey, as is typically the case in surveys about political knowledge,” said the study...."

Surveys Republicans more open-minded better informed than Democrats The Daily Caller

How embarassing for the ignorami.

 

[Faun]

historians rated FDR best, bar none, best American president.

Libcommie historians sure makes sense don't they?. How can you top 15 years of Depression, 5 years of World War, and 60 million dead.

See why we have to be positive that liberalism is based in pure ignorance? Is any other conclusion possible?

So let's see your list from Conservative historians.....

dear, conservative historians don't like FDR. 1+1=2

I see you're not even sane enough to understand the question. C'est la vie.

 

[Faun]

So let's see your list from Conservative historians.....

Historians are those in the field of academics who have never produced anything of value. Absent objective standards to asses their work in a qualitative manner, these are those who rise in rank by stroking the right cock at the right moment.

Rather a long way of saying "historians are leftists by nature."

Why am I not surprised that righties think historians don't produce anything of value, for the sole reason they usually place FDR at, or near, the top of the list.

But your surrender does go a long way to explain why Sarah "The Quitter" Palin idiotically thinks part of Paul Revere's ride was to warn the British. She must hold historians in contempt too?

 

[EdwardBaiamonte]

So let's see your list from Conservative historians.....

Historians are those in the field of academics who have never produced anything of value. Absent objective standards to asses their work in a qualitative manner, these are those who rise in rank by stroking the right cock at the right moment.

Rather a long way of saying "historians are leftists by nature."

Why am I not surprised that righties think historians don't produce anything of value, for the sole reason they usually place FDR at, or near, the top of the list.

But your surrender does go a long way to explain why Sarah "The Quitter" Palin idiotically thinks part of Paul Revere's ride was to warn the British. She must hold historians in contempt too?

dear, cut the BS if you think 15 years of depression and 5 years of world war with 60 million dead is good, then tell us why or admit you lack the IQ to be here.

 

[JoeB131]

Has the deficit gone down because of something Barack Obama has cut...or has it gone down because of Sequestration...the Sequestration that he's been very vocal about wanting to abolish because it's not letting him spend the money that he wants to?

There are a lot of factors involved in the deficit going down.

Ending Bush's wars and tax giveaways to the rich being the top two. Reforming Medicare and Medicaid as part of the ACA is another.

Yes, I will give Sequetration its credit as well. And I will give a growing economy credit.

 

[Faun]

So let's see your list from Conservative historians.....

Historians are those in the field of academics who have never produced anything of value. Absent objective standards to asses their work in a qualitative manner, these are those who rise in rank by stroking the right cock at the right moment.

Rather a long way of saying "historians are leftists by nature."

Why am I not surprised that righties think historians don't produce anything of value, for the sole reason they usually place FDR at, or near, the top of the list.

But your surrender does go a long way to explain why Sarah "The Quitter" Palin idiotically thinks part of Paul Revere's ride was to warn the British. She must hold historians in contempt too?

dear, cut the BS if you think 15 years of depression and 5 years of world war with 60 million dead is good, then tell us why or admit you lack the IQ to be here.

Your idiocy framing of that is noted, but no one ever said either was good. But given the right thoroughly wrecked the economy, there's absolute no evidence they could have fixed it any faster; and despite your insane revisionist history, we were drawn into the war. Thank goodness we had a Liberal in office and not a Conservative who, according to rightards, would have rolled over and taken it up the ass by the Japanese.

Regardless, I note you still refuse to post a list of greatest presidents according to Conservative historians.

What does your shame tell you?

 

[Gadawg73]

The higher the moocher class receives food stamps the louder the Democrats scream children are going hungry. Moochers should have to work for their food and at the very least turn around, take their hats off and bow when they say "thank you for providing my food for me so I can buy my beer and cigarettes and gas for my Tahoe" when they exit the grocery store check out.