Comments on: Bush Proposes Budget With $400B Deficit

Education, Health, Housing And Anti-Poverty Programs Face Budget Squeeze In $3 Trillion Blueprint

[omega39-2009]

omega39,
I''''ve got George W. on line 3. He wants your opinion on the NAFTA conference coming up.
Posted by maxify55

maxify55, of course we both know and freely admit that the Clinton''s gave us NAFTA and screwed the American worker. The difference between you and I though, is that your personality cult won''t let you go one step further and admit that George "fast track" Bush made things worse. Remember, that even as the Chinese were dismantling our spy plane, Bush was pushing for most favored nation trade status with them.

[crater7]

"START SPREDING THE NEWS"

NEW YORK, NEW YORK.

GIANT''S RULE, GO GIANT''S!!!!!!!!!!

ONCE AGAIN THIS PRESIDENT, AND REPUBLICAN ELITE, HAS SHOWN TOTAL LACK OF CONCERN FOR THE AMERICAN SENIORS, DISABLED, CHILDREN, AND WORKING POOR OF THIS COUNTRY.
THE REVERSE ROBIN HOOD EFFECT. TAX THE POOR GIVE TO THE RICH. REMEMBER THE ALAMO, WHEN YOU VOTE THIS NOVEMBER. IF YOU CAN AFFORD TO BUY GAS TO GET TO THE POLLS.

VOTE-VOTE-VOTE

[grumpas]

Heaven forbid he give American''s back anything! Except maybe the rich and he continues to renew their tax cut even despite the fact the country can''t afford it. And he doesn''t mention stopping either one of his expensive wars. This dillusion idiot isn''t capable of making out a budget.

[omega39-2009]

Anyone who thinks Democrats are going to balance the budget is a moron. The US has far more debt than we do income. And, it is growing daily.

Posted by tuckerndfw

Whaaaattt? Are you suggesting that an economy based on Walmart jobs really possesses nothing to trade in a free trade economy? Who would have thunk it.

[brianbwb-2009]

"China, Japan and Korea have won without firing one shot. They beat us with credit to soothe our gluttony. What are you going to do, America, when they call in the IOU''''s? They own us." Posted by maxify55

Which means that maxify55 will also be shivering in the cold, waiting for his handout from the new oriental owners.

"If they were true there would be an immediate investigation, conviction and resignation. Sit back down and reread your comics." Posted by maxify55

Bush lied. We went to "war" based on those lies. We are still there because of them. Everyone knows the crime.

If you don''t realize by now that the only thing that has stopped the impeachment, and the war crimes trials is corruption, then you are the one reading comic books.

[taotxzen]

Crime of the Century: Time for Congress to Act

Dave Lindorff

Who''s minding the store in Washington?

While President George W. Bush was standing before the members of Congress on January 28 laying out his plans, such as they are, for the final year of his second term in the White House, he was also seriously and perhaps fatally undermining the authority of Congress with a new signing statement, attached to the latest National Defense Authorization Act, in which he declared that he would simply violate or fail to comply with four provisions.

Let me say that again. The president states in writing that he is not going to obey and will not be bound by four parts of a law duly passed by the Congress.

Just so you know that we''re not talking about the naming of a bridge or a new ship, the four provisions of the act which the president is going to ignore are:

* the establishment of a commission to investigate contractor fraud in Afghanistan and Iraq

* the protection for whistleblowers who report contractor fraud from harassment or official retribution

* a requirement that U.S. intelligence agencies respond to Congressional requests for documents

* a ban on funding for any permanent military bases in Iraq, and on any actions that would seek to give the U.S. control over Iraq''s oil resources or oil
money.

Still think we are in Iraq to get the ''terist?''

[bigsk8fan]

spend and spend some more fiscal conservatives.

[slim1h2o]

Looks like the only people who can save us now is the middleclass. The rich is raping America, and the poor cannot afford to sue the country. So, what about middleclass? Are you going to join us later; or pay now!

This is outright murder of the masses!!!

Posted by mcv57 at 12:27 AM : Feb 04, 2008

Too late,,,The middle class is already poor. Or haven''t you noticed.

[ubikvalis2]

I see Bush is serious about "cutting the deficit in half in 5 years" ... Just like in 6 months we''ll know if Iraq will be doing well (1 Friedman unit), just like 6 months ago.

[burneb]

REPUBLICAN MEANS RESPONSIBILITY. That was their party slogan back when they used to argue for fiscal discipline (for the poor) and balanced budgets (for non-military).

Then they ran Goldwater for President in 1964, and I have not heard them use that slogan since.

But then Reagan used the TAX AND SPEND litany so effectively, Republicans hit on a strategy to BORROW AND BLOW IT. They get to cut taxes (vote for us!) and keep on spending (vote for us!) and our grandchildren get to pay for it (it will be those Dems fault!).

Now whenever Dems are forced by the laws of math to raise taxes or shut down government, Republicans can go back to claiming Tax & Spend is a Democratic evil. It is a clever strategy because American voters usually fall for it.