Comments on: Can Republicans seriously talk to anyone about reducing debt?

By: Sir Penguin

Sir Penguin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:26:20 +0000

They can talk to anyone seriously about reducing debt, just like I can talk to a child about quantum teleportation.

In either case, both the Republicans and I would be what we call “talking gibberish”

By: Peace through blinding force

Peace through blinding force — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:30:01 +0000

Yes. Easily.
1) In your lifetime, 100% of Congresses have had Democrats vote for 3 to 4 times MORE spending than did the Republicans.
2) The GOP has NEVER had legislative control in that time (more than 100 years now) so NO budget could be passed without Democrats’ approval.
3) Under ALL 3 Presidents you cited, INCOME to the government ROSE a LOT.
4) Deficits increased because Congress out-SPENT those increases. (see 1& 2)
5) Obama has literally DEMANDED the debt be increased by NEW RECORD AMOUNTS each and every year for the foreseeable future and NOT ONE Democrat has objected to this plan.

That was easy. Got any more?

By: generousT

generousT — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:47:08 +0000

I can tell you how I “do that.”
First off, Ronald Raegan didn’t run up a debt through miscreant policies. Jimmy Carter had signed legislation which set financial institutions loose to squander money. Most of the debt he “ran up” was to counter the effects of Carter’s legislation.
The debt incurred during the first Bush administration was relatively minor, so I give that a pass.
I happen to think that George W. Bush and the Republicans who dominated congress pursued foolish spending and debt policies. In that regard they betrayed the Republican party and our country.
To put this in perspective, in his first 200 days in office President Obama has proposed to incur triple the national debt which was incurred in the 8 years George W. Bush was in office.
I wish I could claim that Republicans aren’t hypocritical. I can’t, but I’d like to see you keep this situation in perspective.

By: Zeux

Zeux — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:43:42 +0000

well.. part of it was clinton’s doing as well. NAFTA, and signing laws that let people get mortgages on houses they had no business buying cos they couldnt afford them.. if people lived within their means, supported local businesses, and didn’t buy so many freaking imports there wouldnt be as much of a problem.

we were in debt before obama, we would have been in debt if it was anyone else like McCain. ppl need to move on and get over it.

By: Jaques

Jaques — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:00:51 +0000

Did you see this?

Please take a look and then come back and review your question:

By: Bobby7

Bobby7 — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:11:10 +0000

It has NOTHING to do with “the debt”…

Its about POWER. As long as a Republican does it… its okay with the right… Republicans have launched illegal wars….. taken away MORE freedom and created MORE debt than ANYBODY…..

But, they scream and cry…. the second a Democrat gets voted in power by the people…. they don’t even have to DO anything… just the fact a Democrat HAS the power to do something… scares the beJesus out of them

By: Nickname?

Nickname? — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:22:47 +0000

Yes- he has signed away more of the American people’s money than ever before- nearly all of the presidents put together have not spent as much as he has. Yeah, I can take it seriously.

If the people did not want have Bush as president, why did they vote for him again?

*My opinion, don’t mean to offend Obamacare supporters.

By: MJ FOREVER LOVED!

MJ FOREVER LOVED! — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:33:17 +0000

You can’t use Republicans and Serious talk in the same sentence.

By: thebabbster

thebabbster — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:35:45 +0000

Well, it’s ok to run up spending, as long as it’s for spying on Americans, defense and for other countries, like Iraq, who already has a nearly $100 Million dollar surplus. But if you run up the deficit on the US, well that’s just plain socialism.

By: Henry Waxman= Batboy

Henry Waxman= Batboy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:20:30 +0000

Obama’s deficit is 3 times larger than Bush’s largest deficit.

I’m not as much of a Republican as I am a fiscal conservative and a Libertarian. I just vote for Republicans because they are only slightly better than Democrats but now I’m not even sure of that. They are all just as bad.