Enough!! Let's get things in perspective on Obama's budget proposal!

[bulloney]

I get so sick and tired of these Limbaugh/Hannity parrots suddenly finding religion over fiscal responsibility and government control of the private sector. Where were these clowns during Dumbya's administration?

First, one of the reasons Obama's budget proposal is so big is because Iraq war spending is on-budget. Bush camouflaged the spending by keeping it off-budget.

Second, this government takeover/socializing of businesses is a RW talk show red herring at its worst. These companies, including the automakers, banks, etc., would have folded and an explosion of unemployment would have followed (as if the unemployment picture isn't bad enough as it is). The only entity with the ability to financially bail them out is the federal government. But, if the fed is to help these companies out, they need to follow some rules. IT'S CALLED ACCOUNTABILITY! It's something we didn't see at all under Dumbya. Once these companies get stabilized, they're back to private ownership status. Would these Limbaugh/Hannity zombies rather that nothing is done and experience the catastrophe that follows? Or just throw blank checks at these companies and not know where the money goes and how it's spent a la Haliburton?

Third, another reason Obama's budget is so big is because it includes major reinvestment in the nation's infrastructure. This will pay dividends in the future, unlike that financial rathole called Iraq that Dumbya got us into.

Just try to rationally talk some sense into these Limbaugh/Hannity zombies and you get into a shouting match.

[Catch22Dem]

1. You're preachin' to the choir, my friend

But you're dead on.

[Bandit]

2. Obama's budget is 3.2 Trillion dollars and Bush*'s last budget was 3.1 Trillion

Big Whoop...