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"Lies and broken promises are the bricks and mortar of politics."

DavidFMayerPhD — 1/21/2011 8:57:24 PM (archived)

I have heard these fairy tales for decades. The only way I will believe in spending reduction is AFTER it happens, and stays that way, for four years, without fading into oblivion.

The only way I will believe in a balanced budget will be AFTER it happens for four year in a row.

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Republicans offer plan to cut $2.5 trillion in spending over next ten years - TB - 1/20/2011 8:18:00 PM
- "Lies and broken promises are the bricks and mortar of politics." - DavidFMayerPhD - 1/21/2011 8:57:24 PM
- Re: "Fortress America" - Lee - 1/21/2011 7:47:27 PM
  - the big stick - buckgalaxy - 1/21/2011 10:04:11 PM
    - More stats - buckgalaxy - 1/21/2011 10:11:47 PM
- "Fortress America" became impractical a long time ago. - TB - 1/21/2011 3:01:00 PM
  - Yeah..... - Velociraptorblade - 1/22/2011 2:20:50 AM
- Government spending - TB - 1/21/2011 2:52:53 PM
  - A person with an income is not jobless, even if he is a government employee. - alcaray - 1/21/2011 11:01:45 PM
    - Re: what happens in a recession - TB - 1/22/2011 4:49:29 PM
      - This may astound a lot of people... - TB - 1/23/2011 5:48:15 AM
        
        Re: broken record - TB - 1/23/2011 4:57:15 PM
        
        christ you are a fricken broken record - buckgalaxy - 1/23/2011 9:45:28 AM
      - Schmuckabee on cutting government jobs - buckgalaxy - 1/23/2011 4:03:19 AM
      - That's your sound bite, friend. - TB - 1/23/2011 2:29:53 AM
        
        Okay... - TB - 1/23/2011 5:35:59 AM
        
        You really think, - alcaray - 1/24/2011 2:19:43 AM
        
        That doesn't even make sense when added with... - alcaray - 1/23/2011 3:25:24 AM
      - Enough with the sound bites. - alcaray - 1/23/2011 12:53:40 AM
    - Bottom up economics - TB - 1/22/2011 4:41:59 PM
    - yep. That's what happens in a recession. Income to the govt. decreases drastically. - alcaray - 1/22/2011 8:18:41 AM
    - -edit- post moved to where it belongs, below. - alcaray - 1/22/2011 8:17:16 AM
    - Re: A person with an income is not jobless, even if he is a government employee.- MEANT FOR TB - BuckGalaxy - 1/22/2011 5:50:32 AM
    - Re: A person with an income - TB - 1/22/2011 5:15:44 AM
- To repeat my point, once again. - alcaray - 1/21/2011 9:19:42 AM
- Al Qaeda in Afghanistan or Yemen doesn't really bother me. - Lee - 1/21/2011 7:10:34 AM
- I agree in part - BuckGalaxy - 1/21/2011 5:22:57 AM
- Re: Republicans offer empty "plan" - BuckGalaxy - 1/21/2011 5:18:57 AM
  - Re: Re: Republicans offer empty "plan" - TB - 1/21/2011 3:08:48 PM
- Sure..... - VelociraptorBlade - 1/21/2011 12:35:06 AM
- Re: Time to bring the troops home. - TB - 1/20/2011 8:51:49 PM
- Time to bring the troops home. - Lee - 1/20/2011 8:46:40 PM

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